July Wrap- Up
July took some interesting twists and turns, mostly to hearth-and-home demands. I’m glad I kept the list short! I’m also extremely grateful that the freelancing is picking up briskly.
Done:
Pitches: 8 – not much worth pitching
SDR blog post
Sole Struck Fashions
Work for Confidential job #1
Client Projects
In Process:
DIXIE DUST RUMORS blog tour
Jenny storm web presence
Setting up readings for DIXIE DUST
Library of Congress paperwork
First draft of serial
CRAVE THE HUNT
ANGEL HUNT
Re-design ebooks and reload them
Czech lessons
Undone:
1 SDR blog post
Penny’s Dreadfuls stories
Unexpected Additions:
Anthology invites (started work on the stories)
Outlines for several projects
Hired to write for THE HEALTHY HOUSECAT
Real progress submitting backlog of stories
Trip to Maine, resulting in 300+ direct mail prospects
Site job in CT, resulting in 75+ direct mail prospects
DIXIE DUST RUMORS mailing
Disappointments:
Not enough hours in the day
OLD-FASHIONED DETECTIVE WORK still not released
due to difficulties on publisher’s end.
Successes:
Getting away from UHaul once and for all!
Here is what I achieved in June/July:
Day job
-summer 2009 magazine
-weekly timesheet
-weekly meeting/telephone chat with deputy editor
-chatted with managing editor at least once a week
-1 x telephone conference
-website work
-start 2 x poster campaigns
-plan autumn 2009 magazine
Admin
-diary work (Jul/Aug)
-update gig list daily
-monthly bill payments
-monthly finance/budget work
-voted in European elections
-set up a financial management plan
Writing
-updated writing blog on every writing day
-Voices from the Dearne Valley admin
-market study
-2 x guest blogs
Household
-weekly supermarket shopping
-weekly household chores
-organised plumber to fix toilet
-organised Sky engineer
Rest, relaxation, self development and other
-read 2 x novels
-2 x monthly hair appointments
-watched 5 x TV series
-1 x theatre visit
-8 x rock gigs
-intermittent Wii
-several lunchtime walks
-2 x trips to Birmingham
-1 x day out
-1 x regular walk
-physiotherapy
By: Diane on August 7, 2009
at 9:12 am