Sort it out

It's only three days into the New Year and I've already had a sort out. The aim was to get most of the re-organisation of my writing business done over the Christmas holidays but time just flew by and that was that! Anyway, I have sorted out my two main Work in Progress folders. I have one for short stories and one for articles. They both have an index and dividers so I can gain quick access to whichever piece of work I need to rather than search through towering piles of paper which not only wasted my valuable writing time but also meant things got lost and I had a few more grey hairs by the second.

Having my work organised in this way allows me to see what I have on the go at any one time and where I am with each piece, ie, how near I am to submitting them. It's saved me precious writing time and I feel more relaxed about my writing as I know exactly where it is!

It's the last day before I go back to work and it's been lovely having more writng time for a couple of weeks but I will have my writing time reduced again through my day job(s). Looking on the bright side, however, the money I earn from my day job(s) helps pay the bills and I can save up for a new computer too, not to mention I have contact withreal people in the real outside world that provide me with writing fodder! There are always positives and in the current recession I realise how lucky I am to have found work at all.

Right, today I'm in article mode. Over Christmas I actually managed to finish assignment six of the journalism course I've been doing forever and submitted it to my tutor. I do hope the shock won't be too much for her ;0) There are rather long gaps between the assignments I send to her.

Happy writing and getting organised

Julie xx