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The writing plan for June
It’s June today. A June day, today, let’s say since June began the day before yesterday. On this June day my TBR is neither pile nor stack, it is a scatter instead, in bags, on shelves, across the floor, under laptops and beds. It’s also not To Be Read but rather like quantum, a mix between the two, some To Be Read but some also read already so To Be Reviewed. I need a plan.
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HIM update for January 22 on the 26th and much debate about crowdfunding options
Quick explainer: For those of you who don’t know yet, I am writing my second book HIM and have staggered my word count goals this time. If you support me on Patreon you get to read the first draft. If you don’t you just get this update on whether I hit my goals or not each week. Word count goals this week: 2,000 Actual word count this week: 0 Total word count so far: 2,007 Total word count goal at this point: 6,000 How long did it take me? Not long. I didn’t do anything. Here is the timetable of targets to reach: Jan 8 – 2,000 words Feb…
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14 easy rules to simplify your workflow and life as a freelancer
It occurred to me after this post a couple of weeks ago that it might be more useful to discuss in depth the practical but psychological/thought pattern/behavioural tips that you can adopt to help you be more efficient as a freelancer. I have discussions with people all the time over the way they set up their work and the rules they tend to live by in order to run their business. It differs each time. This is how it works for me.
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Help me out with the Society of Editors website
As you may or may not know, I am the website coordinator/admin for The Society of Editors (WA) Inc. I am not a particularly good one – the best thing I seem to have done so far is get the society’s website listed in the top google search results. But hey, I was the youngest and therefore the most tech savvy person on the committee. Anyways, I know that there are some web savvy people out there who occasionally read this weblog. So I thought I’d pick your brain a bit. The society website runs on wordpress – the standalone version. It has a seperate forum on the server as…
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3 Important Tools For Journalists & Writers!
Marisa Wikramanayake is a freelance writer and editor based in Australia. This entry discusses three internet tools that writers and journalists shoudl be using.
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Things You Should Know About Being A Writer: Part 1:
Marisa Wikramanayake starts a list of things every writer needs to know but isn't always told and starts posting them in sets of five points or tips each. This is the first post with the first five tips on writing, reading, experiencing, expression and practice.
