Summary: A bit lacking in motivation this week, but still some good stuff done. And it’s okay to rest and relax and not be doing all of the things all of the time!   Monday: I travelled back from mid-Wales, where I had spent three glorious days on a reading retreat.   Tuesday: I woke […]

Monday: It was a very full day today. I worked on my current paid editing projects – a YA historical novel and a Regency romance. I also had a productive coaching session with Sean from A Write and A Pint. I resisted the temptation to cancel my afternoon online focus session and completed the next […]

Summary: I gave myself permission not to write my novel this week, but my brain decided to work on it anyway!   Monday: After a weekend away, I had a full morning of paid editing work today. I started copy editing a new kids’ book about baseball for a repeat client, and I also edited […]

Summary: A fairly light week in terms of time set aside for writing and writing-adjacent things – but two scenes of the novel done so that’s at least something!   Monday: I had a very slow start to the week and decided to rejig my paid editing work schedule so I didn’t have to do […]

Summary: Another week where being a freelancer has been great for the flexibility of moving things around at short notice!   Monday: New week, new editing project! I carried on editing the first in the Regency romance trilogy, but also started editing a YA fantasy novel, a project outsourced to me by my own editor, […]

Summary: Good start to the week with plenty of paid work done, and good end to the week with lots of social engagements!   Monday: First full week back at work after the long holiday. Luckily, I had great client projects to work on! I carried on editing the materials for the RPG, written by […]

Summary: Great situation to come back to after a long holiday – enough work booked in not to have to pitch for a while, but also enough flexibility to move things to later in the month, so as not to be too busy this week!   Tuesday: After nearly two weeks away, it was hard […]

Summary: Had to work hard to get everything done before heading away on holiday, but it all worked out.   Monday: I got another new paid editing project over the weekend (well, one I knew about but wasn’t expecting until October) and decided to offer to complete it before going on holiday (what is wrong […]

Summary: I had to do a freelance mindset pivot when lots of paid work suddenly materialised, but yay for getting paid for stuff I enjoy! Still also plodding along with the novel.   Monday: My giant RPG editing project got signed off (three months late) over the weekend but I wasn’t expecting to be working […]

Summary: Still plugging away at the novel, but a bit of a slow-down on the paid editing front.   Monday: Despite not feeling very positive about my self-publishing journey with my first novel, The Defiant Spark, I completed some potential marketing activities for it this morning. I also continued editing the mindset book and my […]