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 […]
Tag: stories
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 […]
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 […]
The Christmas Lights
My short story, The Christmas Lights, has been published in a collection of ghost stories by Novel in a Day – you can download it here!
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 […]