Diary of Being a Writer; Week 216

Still not quite there yet, folks.

Okay, so maybe we should just admit this has turned into a monthly blog rather than a weekly one. Between work and the kids bringing home every cold going around (although not the spicy cough again, yet) and really wanting to spend any spare energy or time I have on editing, this just hasn’t been a priority. Nor has a lot changed since last I wrote.

I have read a couple of great books, The Portrait of Molly Dean and Bluebird Bluebird and I am loving Val McDermid’s Forensics, The Anatomy of Crime

I have finished my first run through edit. Now I need to go back and check that the changes I made work, go through all the dialogue for consistency and voice and then read it out loud. But the reading out loud won’t be happening until I can shake this persistent cough.

I have negotiated with work and will cut down to three days a week at the end of the month. I am looking forward to that speeding up my editing and my writing progress. The budget works because working from home means that there are no transport costs. I am making my coffee and lunch each day and I don’t need any fancy outfits for work. Tracky pants and t-shirts are fine until I have a meeting, then I put on a fancy t-shirt.