Hiya 👋
Hiya!
This is going to be a short but sweet update. (I’m actually on holiday for the next week and totally forgot to say so in the last post.)
I was in pre-holiday brain mode for the whole of last week. Well, that’s apart from when I injured my left arm on Saturday, leaving me with non-functional arms for the rest of the week. I used Whisper.ai to transcribe my notes 😁
Continue reading “Author Journal 15th February 2023“Hiya 👋
Happy Thursday! At the start of the year, I had planned to post my Author Journal updates on Mondays to align with most people’s workweek. However, Monday is the end of my workweek, and I felt rushed to get the post out before the weekend.
So, after a few weeks of trying it out, I’ve decided to return to my original posting plan on Wednesdays. And yes, I know it’s Thursday today, but I had such a great weekend that I didn’t want to cut into it by thinking about work. 😊
Now, let’s take a look at how last week went.
Continue reading “Author Journal 9th – 15th February 2023“Hiya 👋
Last week was one of those weeks where I felt like I wasn’t making any real progress. I was getting work done, but it felt like wading through porridge that’s been left on the side for so long that you could set fence posts in it.
Have you ever had those weeks? I seem to get them a lot.
Anyway, last week I added my non-fiction writing goals into the mix. That could be what made things feel so slow and weird.
Continue reading “Author Journal 30th January – 5th February 2023“Hiya 👋
I hope you all had a fantastic week because I certainly did! This week was one of the most productive weeks I’ve had in months, and I have yet another secret project to share with you.
Last week, I mentioned I was working on a series of blog posts about writing romantic suspense. What I didn’t say was I’m also working on a non-fiction book series to help other romantic suspense writers.
When I say “working on,” I mean I’ve mapped out an eight-book series that’s easy to digest, with each book being around 20-30K words.
Continue reading “Author Journal 23rd – 29th January 2023“Hiya, everyone!
I hope you’re all doing well and had a great week. Last week was a wee bit of a mixed bag for me. I got sucked into another project and didn’t manage to meet the goals I set for myself. But you know what? I’m not too upset about it.
That project I got sucked into? It’s a new series of blog posts on writing romantic suspense… with a side of action-adventure and spies. I’ll be sharing them with all of you starting in February. As you may have guessed, I’m a big fan of the genre, and Running the Asset is firmly in it 😁.
Continue reading “Author Journal 16th – 22nd January 2023“Hiya, Everyone! 👋
I’m back! I can’t tell you how excited I am to finally get back to working on Running the Asset. If you could see how big my smile is as I write this, then you’d… Okay, you’d probably think I was a crazed psycho with how wide my eyes are.
Continue reading “Author Journal 9th – 15th January 2023“Hiya 👋
I had hoped to share a decent leap in my progress this week, but alas, that was not to be.
Continue reading “Author Journal 23rd – 29th June 2022“Hiya 👋
It was only a matter of time before I hit a roadblock with editing. Mainly because editing is a mammoth task, and like with any job this big, it’s inevitable to stumble along the way. And stumble I did.
Continue reading “Author Journal 16th – 22nd June 2022“Hiya 👋
Last week I shared that I set up a timetable to help me focus on my edits. I also mentioned that I’d probably not stick to it. My prediction was correct, but not to the extent I’d internally feared. Yay!
The timetable I set up is a fantasy. The fact I actually stuck to it 70-ish% of the time is shocking to me. The times I did stick to it, I saw a considerable increase in my focus on the job–and a boost in my overall productivity. 🤓
Continue reading “Author Journal 9th – 15th June 2022“Hiya!
Last week taught me a couple of things. First, editing for myself requires so much more discipline than when I did it for clients 😬. And second, I need to take a serious look at my daily work schedule.
Continue reading “Author Journal 2nd – 8th June 2022“
