Summary: I’d still like some more paid editing work, but it’s been nice this week to take some time off to rest and relax, while also plugging away at some of my own creative projects. Monday: I was a bit worried my recent lack of paid work would affect my work ethic and make […]
Tag: Habits
Work Ethic
I’ve had a few conversations with friends recently about the unhelpful ways in which our brains work. I mean – why are brains, anyway…? In the particular instance relating to this blog post, I’m talking about patterns of behaviour when it comes to freelance work. I talk about the freelance rollercoaster a lot […]
Weeknotes – S09E07 – Significant Activity
Summary: It was a pretty heavy paid editing week this week (hurrah!) but also a significant milestone in completing the writing accountability course I’ve been on for the last six months. Monday: I started the week with a goal-setting workshop for creatives at a co-working space in town. The main purpose for me was […]
Weeknotes – S09E06 – How Is It Week Six Already?
Summary: Both my brain and my schedule have presented obstacles for progressing my creative projects this week, and there hasn’t been all that much paid editing work, either. But that’s okay. But also – how is it half way through February already??? Monday: I spent some time in the morning prepping for the Creative […]
Weeknotes – S09E02 – Back to Reality
Summary: It was tough, coming back to the real world after Christmas, New Year and a week’s writing retreat – but I did it! Client work – check! Novel writing – check! Short stories – check! Podcast – check! Monday: I was still trying to get used to rejoining the world after Christmas, New […]
Goals for 2025
It’s no secret that I’ve been struggling with finding the joy in my writing of late. Drafting my current novel is largely going really well, but I am definitely looking forward to finishing it and sending it off for feedback. A while ago, I contemplated what it would feel like, once this draft is […]
Reflections on 2024
I have an exercise I do at the end of each year, where I track the number of hours of paid work I completed across the year (329.5), the total amount I earned for those hours (£20,275), and therefore my average hourly rate (£62). This year, I worked 62 hours fewer than in 2023, but […]
Do You Understand Your Writing Brain?
I do not understand my writing brain at all. I’ve been writing stories since before I can remember. I wrote Care Bears fanfiction before I knew that fanfiction was even a thing. I spent my teens making up stories about girls with ponies. I spent my 20s contributing to the wealth of Stargate SG-1 and […]
Freelance Mindset Pivot
It’s been over three years since I took up freelance editing and quit my office job – and I’ve never regretted it. I certainly couldn’t countenance going back to 9 to 5 working now. However, the hardest thing I still have to deal with is the uncertainty of it all. I’ve been very lucky […]
New Approach to Novel Writing
I’ve been writing novels for over ten years now, which is pretty wild to think about! I’m calling my latest one number seven – though four has only reached novella length and six was non-fiction. Still, that’s quite a few, so you’d think I’d know what I was doing by now… But no! […]