Summary: Lots of reviews, rather than actual fiction writing, but at least I’m doing proper, in-depth reviews rather than only a couple of lines. I realised part of the problem was that I was trying to avoid spoilers, so I’ve given up on that now and find I have a lot more to say about […]

Summary: Second seven-day writing week in a row – apparently, I’m turning into Stephen King! I completely disagree with his view that you have to write every day to be a “proper” writer, but I’ll go along with my brain’s enthusiasm if that’s what it actually wants to do!   Monday: I went to a […]

Summary: Another week where I wasn’t planning on doing much writing, but I ended up doing at least something every day, so my brain is obviously firing on all cylinders!   Monday: I brainstormed a couple of new stories a bit more and looked up an old Hour of Writes entry that could serve as […]

Summary:   Still feeling more enthused about writing than I expected. Still enjoying getting back to new short pieces after all the time spent on both novels.   Monday:   I used a tried and tested method of getting some writing done today. I booked a doctor’s appointment at 9:15am and a cinema ticket for […]

Summary: First draft of second novel(la) done! And major progress on a story I’ve been trying to write for about three years. So very happy with my writing this week.   Wednesday: I met Hannah after work, cracked on with Colours and completed the final three scenes to get to the end of the first […]

Summary: Very much on the home stretch for the first draft of Colours. I’m looking forward to taking a break from huge projects and working on some smaller stuff for the rest of the year.   Monday:   I went into town early and ensconced myself at Picturehouse Central with the intention of getting back […]

Summary: The end is definitely in sight for the Colours first draft and I had lots of interesting and useful writing experiences this week.   Tuesday: I met Kate at Highbury Fields and was interviewed for The Book Club Review podcast, then made my way to Canada Water and The Lodge Cafe to use the […]

Summary: Not a huge amount of time, energy or motivation this week, but still some progress. I think sending Artisan off to the publisher last weekend had a knock-on effect on my desire to work hard this week!   Monday: I went to a Write For Your Life workshop, which was wonderful, as always. It […]

Summary: Only two writing days this week, but a major milestone passed, as Artisan has now gone back to the publisher!   Friday: I wrote reviews of the books I read on reading retreat during the week and helped Bear with his post about the trip. I also went through some more of Dave’s Artisan […]

Summary: I have a schedule now for completing Colours by my deadline. Two scenes per writing session. Every session so far, I have started by rewriting my schedule to see if I can give myself the excuse of not doing that day’s scenes. Then I have taken myself to task, knuckled down, and actually produced […]