Tuesday 10 April 2018

Work and research

Where I'll be this afternoon
Mr Thorley was on holiday last week, so my normal routine was set aside in favour of lunches out and general skiving. The weather made it very easy to sit about. We both wondered, though: is this what life will be like when he retires? Ground rules will need to be set, or nothing will get done!

Back to work with gusto this week. I covered an extra class at the gym yesterday - 22 people in the group! It was interesting for me, because it was a fresh audience, and, I hope, for them, because they were expecting Pilates and I gave them yoga. Nobody left; I'll take that as a win.

Last night I made my debut as a speaker for the Northants Authors group, when I gave a talk on research for writers to a small but appreciative audience. My main tip was that you need to set a time limit or you could spend the whole day faffing about. Start looking for background information on scullery maids and before you know where you are you're watching Downton Abbey on YouTube.

There were two other speakers. One gave a chilling account of having his fingers burned twice by publishers going out of business; the other spoke about marketing. I thought I was pretty clued up about this, but it seems there are things I'm missing - for instance, I haven't linked this blog to Tumblr.

Today promises editing at home this morning, an in-house meeting with one of my long-term clients this afternoon, then teaching yoga this evening. Never a dull moment!

4 comments:

  1. Never a dull moment indeed! Sensible tips on research - it is so easy to become distracted and lose track of time...as for Tumblr - I did have my blog linked to jt but lost it somewhere along the way...

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    1. The trouble is, Deborah, all this social media takes time. Is it worth it?

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  2. Glad your class enjoyed the yoga! I'm not even going to investigate Tumblr - FB, twitter and instagram are good enough for me and offer enough procrastination and social media.

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    1. I had a quick look, and I've decided it's more trouble than it's worth, Rosemary.

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