Summary: Still trucking along with the novel, still looking at agents for the two books I’m querying, still working reasonably hard for paying clients – all progress is good progress.   Monday: After not having a particularly productive week last week, I knuckled down and wrote the next Darkness scene. Then it was back to […]

Summary: Technically, a seven-day writing week, but only because of novel notes and reviews – but hey, all progress is good progress, and a chilled-out weekend has left me more enthused about committing to a better work ethic all round.   Monday: I kept to my novel-writing plan, working on the next scene of Darkness […]

Summary: Frog-eating the novel is still working as planned and I picked up some chunky paid projects to keep me busy for most of February. We’re a bit behind on the podcast, but it’s supposed to be fun, so there’s no use putting ourselves under undue pressure over it.   Monday: Sticking with my ‘eat […]

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 […]