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?

Thanks to a massively productive write club day on Wednesday, I managed to get a new story submitted by Thursday morning and achieve my goals from last week. I think that’s the first time that’s happened in months.

This week I’ve got a short-list: get another story ready for submission; do a detailed scene plan for the first act of Float; continue to post blog posts for the next five days and re-establish my routine here.

What’s inspiring me this week?

Technically, I’m not here today. I have run off to Melbourne to catch up with friends who are, more or less, like family. More importantly, they’re the friends who are my benchmark as far as my life goes – talking to them about what I’m doing, what I’ve achieved, and what I want to achieve, makes those things feel real in a way that talking to other folks doesn’t. I always come back from Melbourne energised and eager to work, especially after two or three days talking shop with folks who are creative, but not in my immediate field of writing.

Also, Love and Friendship. But if you read Thursday’s post, you could probably guess that.

What part of my project an I avoiding?

I’m still working to re-establish systems that will keep me productive and focused, particularly when it comes to writing. I did a good job of catching up with email last week, but the last ten emails are still haunting me and I really need to sit down and process them. Which is frustrating, ’cause I was good at email, once upon a time.

*glares at email*
*starts making notes for responses in the bullet journal*