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?
I’m in the process of re-branding the Flotsam series this week, fleshing out the first novella and re-thinking all the sales copy. I keep getting stuck on Project Rad and letting the momentum stall, and I suspect the reason for it is that I’m subconsciously worrying about doing something that doesn’t fit with the rest of the series.
What’s inspiring me this week?
I started listening to David Tennant’s podcast a few weeks back, and this week went back to re-listen to the episodes where he interviews his Good Omens co-star Michael Sheen and Jessica Jones co-star Kristen Ritter. The effect is rather like dropping in on two co-workers who respect one another having after-work drinks–there’s a lot of really great discussion about craft, background, and process, but also a lot of filling in the gaps around background and how they ended up doing what they do.
Part of what I’m really enjoying is listening in to the way people value their work, and what they start looking for from their projects as their position in the industry changes.
What action do I need to take?
I’m clearing a lot of old tax paperwork at the moment, submitting some long overdue returns from the period where my depression and sleep apnea were really bad. Last week I went through the arduous process of logging digital receipts–something that involved going through five thousand plus emails in order to make sure I had everything. This week, my focus shifts to making sure I’ve logged on my writing income correctly….and it’s prompted me to make sure my systems are in place to make the 2019 and 2020 tax seasons a little easier.
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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What am I working on this week?
Now that Book 3 is out in the wild, it’s time to get writing again. I’m two thirds of the way through a prequel for Book 1. I plan to make it my new reader magnet.
What’s inspiring me this week?
I’ve really got to figure out what fiction I feel like reading at the moment because I’m struggling to find something that grabs me. I may need to hop genres.
What action do I need to take?
Someone offered me a networking opportunity that I have so far chickened out on taking. I’m building myself up to it.
If I can manage it, I need to work out whether or not importing my MailChimp list into MailerLite will trigger the onboarding sequence for those contacts. This is the one thing that’s stopping me from moving over. In the meantime, I’m sending newsletters out twice. Only a small amount of extra overhead, but obviously one I want to do away with.