This time next week, I will be at the airport, picking up Strine-accented relatives. My Christmas vacation, which I have been working toward for well over six months, will have begun. So this is the last of the Weekly Work Log posts for this year. I will start the posts again in January, when I […]
Weekly Log – December 4, 2018 – Merry Christmas! Read More »
I’ve been busy catching up on blog posts and emails to cover me while I’m taking my six weeks off over Christmas, plus all the production work for books which will be releasing around this period. I haven’t really slowed down — I’m still sitting at the desk for nearly 10 hours a day.
Weekly Log – November 27 – Winding Down Read More »
I was going to explain how these work log posts are becoming increasingly inaccurate because I was writing further and further into the future with each day. As I write this paragraph, it is November 7th. I’m that far ahead of my blog posts–which is exactly what I am trying to achieve. I don’t want
Weekly Log – November 20 – Time Slip Read More »
I suspected this might happen. This is the second week of “doing nothing”. I’m actually doing a lot, but I’m not writing, as I achieved my huge writing goal two weeks ago–I’m free and clear until mid-January, when I returned to work on the next book. In the meantime, I’m catching up on production for
Weekly Log – November 13 – Life, and all that… Read More »
Nothing new to report, this week. I’m making large dents in my production backlog and my email posts and newsletters, which is exactly what I planned. Although I am experiencing more moments of “What if…?” so the symptoms from lack of writing are starting to show. t. . Write More, Faster Than Ever Before–15 Lessons
Weekly Log – November 6 – It’s Snowing! Read More »
No word log this week, as I’m not writing at the moment (see last week’s log for more on that). This week I put a small dent in the massive amount of production work that has been left undone. Nothing was missed or overlooked while I was in overdrive, but the important-but-not-urgent tasks got shoved
Weekly Log – October 23 – Relax… Read More »
Last week’s log: MONDAY: 0 words TUESDAY: 8,833 WEDNESDAY: 6,476 words THURSDAY: 6,116 words FRIDAY: 7,615 words For a total of 29,040 words for the week. Last week I gave you the impression that I was under severe pressure to get things done before the end of the year. Actually, before December 11, when relatives
Weekly Log – October 23 – I’m Done. Read More »
Last week’s log: MONDAY: 0 words TUESDAY: 0 words WEDNESDAY: 6,268 words THURSDAY: 5,230 words FRIDAY: 11,751 words SATURDAY: 0 words For a total of 23,249 words for the week. The word count and zero days speak for themselves. Two things: One — The weekend before last was Canadian Thanksgiving, and the house was full
Weekly Log – October 16 – Double Ugh. Read More »
Last week’s log: MONDAY: 3,837 words TUESDAY: 5,931 words WEDNESDAY: 6,790 words THURSDAY: 561 words FRIDAY: 7,565 words SATURDAY: 2,597 words For a total of 27,291 words for the week. Not brilliant. I knew the week would be rocky. Thursday took a hit because I wanted to cover blog posts and production over the long
Weekly Log – October 9 – Ugh. Read More »
Last week’s log: MONDAY: Plotting next book TUESDAY: Plotting next book WEDNESDAY: Plotting next book THURSDAY: Plotting next book, plotting Nov 11 novelette. FRIDAY: 5,346 SATURDAY: 4,626 SUNDAY: Production, Nov 11 Novelette. The teeny word count really doesn’t portray how jam-packed this week was. I got the next full novel on my production schedule plotted
Weekly Log – October 2 – Made It. Read More »
