The Sunday Circle: What Are You Working On This Week?

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.