Summary: First draft of fifth novel has begun! Prioritising it at the start of each ‘work’ day has been very successful, and I haven’t had any trouble getting my paid work done afterwards.   Monday: I planned a full cafe day and was set up and ready to get started by 9am. I decided to […]

Sunday: Not much concrete progress this week, but that was deliberate. What was unexpected was a major shift in my attitude towards starting novel number five, which was awesome!   Monday: I did a sample edit for a prospective client. I also finished the new Christmas ghost story I started last week, and submitted it […]

Summary: Another very productive week – my first seven-day ‘writing’ week of the year! Still struggling on the motivation and enthusiasm front, but pushing through in the hopes that achievement will unlock the joy.   Monday: I made it to the cafe for the first time in quite a while. I managed to get up […]

Summary: A very productive start to 2023! Lots of progress on all fronts, though not as much enthusiasm as I would have hoped. Fake it till I make it?   Monday: I played two new games over the New Year period, so I wrote my reviews.   Tuesday: My alarm clock actually went off for […]

Summary: Mostly reviews this week, but I also had new thoughts about current writing projects, which is encouraging for launching into 2023 with a plan to make lots of progress.   Wednesday: We played two new games over Christmas, so I wrote my reviews.   Thursday: I got an offer on Upwork for a very […]

Summary: Great Christmas week – all client work completed plus all targets for personal projects achieved. I’ve set myself up for a great start to 2023!   Monday: My only remaining client editing project for the year was the reflective novella, so I did comments for a chunk of that this morning. I also edited […]

Summary: I feel like this week went really well – I completed two whole client projects from start to finish and also started submitting my nonfiction book to agents, as well as keeping on top of podcast obligations.   Monday: I started two new paid editing projects today – a book about sustainable parenting and […]

Summary: Something clicked again this week and I revised the whole of my nonfiction book in one setting – with lots of paid work completed as well!   Monday: With an evening theatre trip in town to keep me focused, I ventured to Picturehouse Central in the morning, with the intention of getting lots done […]

Summary: Panic over as lots of paid work came in, but my own writing suffered as a result (not that I was really working on it anyway…).   Tuesday: I won a paid editing project from a new client, and two previous clients also popped up with new work, so I was feeling a bit […]

Summary: A very slow work week, though I did have some new thoughts on the novel for the first time in a long while.   Monday: I did a submission and also sorted out my work schedule for the upcoming week, after having had quite a bit of time off.   Tuesday: I started work […]