The Sunday Circle is the weekly check-in where I ask the creative-types who follow this blog to weigh in about their goals, inspirations, and challenges for the coming week. The logic behind it can be found here. Want to be involved? It’s easy – just answer three questions in the comments or on your own blog (with a link in the comments here, so that everyone can find them).
After that, throw some thoughts around about other people’s projects, ask questions if you’re so inclined. Be supportive above all.
Then show up again next Sunday when the circle updates next, letting us know how you did on your weekly project and what you’ve got coming down the pipe in the coming week (if you’d like to part of the circle, without subscribing to the rest of the blog, you can sign-up for reminders via email here).
MY CHECK-IN
What am I working on this week?
This week is all about getting You Don’t Want to Be Published released on Wednesday and getting set up for my first week of tutoring at University come Thursday, but I’ll be getting some work in on Hell Track (and, hopefully, restarting the project diary) around the edges.
What’s inspiring me this week?
My partner picked Dear White People as our Saturday night viewing and we ended up mainlining the entire first series in one fell swoop. It’s a show that excels at complex characters and the writing is incredibly good.
What action do I need to take?
After firing up the pomodoro app yesterday morning to tackle some housework stuff that I’d been ignoring for weeks, I’m largely inclined to say start using the fricken’ Pomodoro technique to track writing again. I’d been doing pretty well with it until the week leading into confirmation, then forgot to pick it up again after the anxiety receded and my focus edged back towards normal levels.
I’ve ended up taking a short, unscheduled break from writing newsletters over the last fourteen days. Regular GenrePunk Ninja transmissions will resume
Like many of you, I have good weeks and bad weeks on the writing front. This week has been rocky, and if
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Peter: I’d like to heartily agree with using the Pomodoro app. Whenever I’m finding motivation waning, if I remember to use it it makes a HUGE difference – just one or two cycles is enough to get me into the day and continue on my own momentum.
Looking forward to hearing more about Hell Track when the diary starts back up, too!
What am I working on this week?
GDC prep as the priority (which is continuing to take up whatever time is left by working 4 days on the survival job) as well as finishing off the quarterly review, and moving a side project forward by organising a catchup in APRIL. WE ARE NOW ORGANISING MEETINGS IN FRICKING APRIL ALREADY.
What’s inspiring me at the moment?
I really enjoyed the tail end of Women Who Run With The Wolves, but now my stimulus queue is in a bit of a mess due to the Quarterly Review not being closed out. I’ve been playing a bunch of Zelda: Breath of the Wild after picking up a Nintendo Switch in preparation for travel, but the systems of that game are hooking me in spite of the narrative, not because of it. (my tolerance for twee anime narrative is limited)
So at the moment, in a sort of transitional phase by necessity due to getting every done, which is making me feel a bit starved for quality narrative.
What action do I really need to take?
Hustling on the GDC front and closing out that LinkedIn profile. Work continues.