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 […]
Tag: stories
Weeknotes – S09E22 – Still Mostly Chilling
Summary: Still mostly reading and doing YouTube filming and editing – can’t complain! Monday: I started the week with my favourite activity – filming clips for my new BookTube channel! I came up with an idea for a new video series over the weekend, which I’m really excited about, so I filmed the intro […]
Weeknotes – S09E21 – Hanging In There
Summary: Trying to keep to a good ‘project’ routine in the face of no paid work. Some success, but still a lack of motivation. Monday: Despite still not having any paid editing work to do, I decided to reinstate my ‘work’ routine. So, I was at my desk by 9:15am, ready to get on […]
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 – 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 – S09E14 – Multi-Pronged Approach
Summary: A mixed bag of writing and editing projects this week – progress made on multiple fronts, which is always nice. Monday: Despite one big editing project being cancelled, I still had the sci-fi novel to work on, so I cracked on with that. In the afternoon online focus session, I wrote a blog […]
Weeknotes – S09E13 – Up and Down We Go
Summary: The freelance roller-coaster is in full effect! I have no work – I have tons of work – I have no work! (Well, sort of…) Other energies are still mostly focused on YouTube channel planning. Monday: We travelled back from a wonderful reading retreat weekend in Somerset. And, of course, I spent some […]
Weeknotes – S09E12 – Obsession Underway
Summary: New project obsession is in full flow – but I still did quite a bit of paid work and some of my own writing too! Monday: I went into town to a freelancing workshop (useful and interesting), which also included access to a great coworking space for the rest of the day. The […]
Weeknotes – S09E10 – Some Time Off
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 […]
Weeknotes – S09E08 – Using Time Wisely
Summary: Paid editing work is a bit thin on the ground at the moment – but I used my extra time well this week and wrote a ton of flash fiction! Monday: I had no paid editing work scheduled for today, but I was up early so I decided to try and treat the […]