Some days it’s just too exhausting to write. These are the days I trawl through email, catch up with family and friends, and deal with dull administrative stuff. That way, when I’m not too tired or run-down, I can launch myself into writing books. Someone smart once said, ‘you earn the good days’. Totally true. And on the off days, I do the boring things so the good days are even better!

Just before falling asleep tonight, I read this and thought I should direct you to it. I love what she’s saying and I think her tips on rewriting and getting the book perfect are very true. And I love the Awesome Robot at the end!

What it feels like to create a picture book – a guest post by Viviane Schwarz :: Blog :: Nosy Crow.

Some weeks it just doesn’t work out. With a sick three year old, a feisty one year old, some emotional drama with a teenager, and a six week old baby hanging off me like a fluffy koala, I didn’t get anything done last week. Not a word. But last night I slipped away from the craziness of my household and spent two hours with my writing group, slushpile, sitting on a patio, eating supper and talking about writing. We chatted about how to get writing done and how to set goals, and I told them I set weekly goals rather than daily ones, and that there are only a few weeks of the year when I can’t meet the goals I set myself (like last week!) Trying to get something done every day – like 500 words or an hour writing – doesn’t work for me. But telling myself to write 2000 words in a week is much more possible. Sometimes ;-)

What are your writing goals this week? I’m about to sit down to figure out what I want to get done in the next few days, keeping my goals small and realistic. I don’t need to do a lot to feel like I’m getting somewhere…