Hiya writer friends,
My assignments this week have included pieces on a game-changing development in Indian e-commerce for a newspaper supplement, an article on flipping homes for a US content marketing client, and a story on AI applications in everyday life for a British content agency. Only two of these articles are bylined and one of those is a report for paying business clients, which means that of the three articles I’ve written this week, I only get to include one in my portfolio. A bit of a bummer, but the clients pay well and give me regular work, so I’m not complaining.
Over the weekend, I hit the inevitable point in my novel-in-progress where I absolutely hate it. Can’t understand what I saw in the idea, why I thought I was talented enough to attempt it, and every single scene feels boring and pointless. I’ve been here before, and so I soldiered on, regardless. I ended up writing 7,000 new words in two days and feeling a lot better about both the novel and my ability to bring it to completion.
Oh, and this is our first weekly issue! I’d love to hear what you think of the format, the content, and the frequency. I read and reply to every single email, I promise, even if it sometimes takes me a while to get to it.
Your support and your feedback is extremely valuable to me and I never take it for granted.
Cheers,
Natasha