Summary: My writing is still on hiatus, but I had plenty of paid editing work to do this week, and the YouTube/reading obsession is still in full force. Tuesday: I went into town for a now quite rare ‘day in the office’ as one of my friends calls it. I worked in Picturehouse Central […]
Tag: Freelancing
Weeknotes – S09E28 – Back to Basics
Summary: Somewhat back in the swing of things with client work, but not so much with my own writing. Monday: Back to work with more editing of the awesome fantasy novel I’m really enjoying. I completed a significant chunk today and felt good about it. After lunch, I hosted my usual Monday afternoon online […]
Weeknotes – S09E25 – Work and Vacation
Summary: Paid work – hurrah! Double reading retreat – double hurrah! Monday: I had to get back into a proper working mindset this morning, to tackle my first paid editing project in more than six weeks – and it was a tough job, I can tell you! It didn’t help that it was nonfiction […]
Weeknotes – S09E24 – Work on the Horizon
Summary: Booked some work – hurrah! Also wrote a few new pieces of flash fiction – double hurrah! Monday: During my afternoon focus session, I uploaded my latest YouTube video and learned how to add manual chapter breaks. I also wrote a review of the book I finished the night before and added it […]
Too Much Time
Amusingly, the topic for my GYWO discussion post this month was about finding time for writing when you have a busy schedule and lots of other obligations. It’s amusing because I currently have the opposite problem – too much time! I haven’t had any paid work for a few weeks, and I’m discovering that, […]
Weeknotes – S09E19 – Low on Work
Summary: Trying not to worry about a lack of work – and spending my time on my own projects instead. Monday: I had a leisurely morning, sorting out my inbox and pitching for more work. After lunch, I went back to the short story anthology I’m working on, based on a deck of Dixit […]
Weeknotes – S09E18 – It’s All About YouTube
Summary: All I want to do at the moment is read and make YouTube content – so that’s what I’ve been doing! Monday: I started a new paid editing project today – one that’s been in the works since before Christmas and is now starting to come together. I’m working with an author who […]
Weeknotes – S09E17 – YouTube Channel Launch!
Summary: YouTube channel launch week – what fun! Also a fair amount of paid work completed. Monday: I went into town to attend a Creative Coworkers Collective workshop, then stuck around to work at the venue for the rest of the day. I had a lot of paid editing work to complete by the […]
Weeknotes – S09E16 – Plenty of Paid Work
Summary: Suddenly quite a lot of paid editing work – hurrah! But still trying to keep my other projects on the boil. Monday: I did a full morning of editing on my two client projects – a sci-fi novel and a YA fantasy novel – I love my job! In the afternoon online focus […]
Weeknotes – S09E15 – Reading, Reading, Reading!
Summary: New client editing project – hurrah! Plus so… much… reading…! Monday: I did a lot of reading today, including a decent chunk of The Three by Sarah Lotz, for which I added to my notes for an upcoming YouTube video. Tuesday: My goal for this morning, after having taken a few days […]