I slept in. I’ll admit it. Puppy didn’t sleep soundly, which meant I didn’t either. 5am alarm = ignored. But, got up. Ignored other pressing things to do. And finished up a chapter. 495 words. Will have to run on a weekend again which isn’t ideal. But that’s fine. Anyhow. …
So, on Friday, after a year in our renovated house, it seemed like a good enough time to get some window coverings. Now, we have blinds. Which, is great. My son can get changed in his room now without the neighbourhood watching on. We don’t have to pretend we can’t …
Well, I got 180 words down today. But I suspect they’ll all be deleted tomorrow… they didn’t really go anywhere. But, what I was happy with, was that after yesterday, when I went for a run, I asked Siri to record a bunch of ideas… and I’ve gone through and …
Today was not a high word count kinda day. 180 words. But they were joining words. They joined up my middle with the climax I’d already written. No, I don’t write out of order… but I did originally write this book as the second half of another book. Then I …
5am. 500 words. So pleased to have got straight back into the swing of things after a long weekend. That is all.
I’m writing at night. It’s taken 5 days to get there, but I have. And I remember how much I dislike it. I wrote 120 lovely words this morning, in the back seat of the car on the way to a friend’s place for lunch. But, I was the driver …
This post is brought to you by a day off, a sleeping puppy (well maybe one eye open), a chirping cockatiel and 2 sleeping kiddos. Today is the day between the weekend and Melbourne Cup Day. A fabulous public holiday that falls on a Tuesday, making the Monday a very …
I’m on the train again. And today I did not want to write. I procrastinated through the whole 2 train trips to my destination. But on the way home, I just opened up the iPad, connected the Bluetooth keyboard and did it. Hit around the 400 word mark. And have …
Train writing today! 350 words or so. Which is good. But… OK.. so I need to get this out there. I’m writing number 2 of a junior fiction series that I’ve written number 1 for. I feel reasonably good about number 1. Number 2 however… number 2 be dragging. It …
This is the day filled with hope and good intentions. That plans made will become goals achieved. Days where the alarm goes off at 5am and I GET OUT OF BED. I mean. Really? This is great. And hopefully that greatness will keep me going for a whole month. Yes, …
Yeah, alright… so I didn’t write much this week. But, I did take the little one to Adelaide for a 12km fun run. Last year, at the tender age of 9, he got such a good time that he qualified this year for an elite start. Which really just meant …
Friday night. Collingwood final. Boys all out. Me home by myself. First, I started with the to do list. Crossed off about 6 things. Then I just sat down and wrote and edited. It was just glorious. Then, I completed some modules from the chapter book course I’m doing with …
So, I just dumped my manuscript into the Hemingway app, and it highlighted hard to read sentences. It also, for reasons I don’t understand, highlighted the words/phrase “just”, “really” and “I think”. I really lean on those a lot! Anyhoo, I popped back over to my friend Microsoft Word and …
Last week, I said it’s time to get serious. 10 minutes writing every day is back. So, I mostly did. Remember I said it’s a weird time of year. Less sport, more home time. Well, I wrote a LOT on the couch. So boring. And it makes me sleepy. Really …
10 minutes per day. Easy right? Wrong. I’ve done a few bits and pieces. But have I been consistent? No. Have I taken photos? Ooops! I find myself in that awkward time of the year, where winter sports are winding down… summer sports have not yet started. Some of the …
Let’s add this to the list of things that only happen to me. I was out at a bar with friends. It was busy, so shared a table with 2 other lovely ladies, with whom we had exchanged sufficient pleasantries to understand they were school teachers, had been at the …
You guys. I wrote on the couch this week. With the heater on, and the hot water bottle stuffed up my top. The words have not been flowing. I’m trying to switch back to being a morning person (hence the 11.08pm blog post. grrrr), so I’ve been getting up early, …
This is the week that I thought I should write about farts on a fairly crowded train. I am 100% sure that at least one person has read over my shoulder and seen me write some fart onomatopoeia. And then seen me google onomatopoeia for trumpet like farts, then onomatopoeia …
Don’t you love how long weekends mess up your whole routine? I love it. Three days can feel like a week. My 10 minutes a day suffered as a result, but I made up for it with bigger pockets of writing, which is possibly a good thing. So, here’s where …
So, I have a story I want to share with you this week. Is it yet another one of those things that only happens to me? Anyway, I have to tell you all the exciting places I wrote this week and work it into the blog post that way. Cos …
