Thursday 31 July 2025: July wrap-up!

I had a fair bit to do in July, and I was pretty much keeping on top of everything. Then Covid came along and wiped us both out for a good week in the end. That had an impact on some work, but face-to-face appointments were also cancelled.

We had a wonderful work reunion with some lovely people I hadn’t seen in 30 years. We had a nice stay in Stratford-upon-Avon. And we watched an excellent production in the RSC’s Swan Theatre.  

I forgot to do my weekly backup, which means it fell off the schedule somehow and wasn’t put back. That will need to be rectified for August, if I can find somewhere to squeeze it in.

I didn’t complete any client edits, and I didn’t start Project Management for Writers: Gate 3. However, I did streamline the schedule so I was only working on one big project at a time and I managed to fit the shorter stuff in around it.

So, not a bad month all round.

July wrap-up!

Here’s how July went:

• create graphic for Hello July ✅
• create graphic for July wrap-up ✅
• trip to Stratford upon Avon ✅
• old work reunion ✅
• watch a play in Stratford ✅
• hospital appointment ✅
• (week) daily blog post ✅
• client edit x 2 ❎
• pre–write Book 9 for the Great Novella Challenge ✅
• Christmas cosy mystery novella workshop ✅
• bookazine, July issue ✅
• write Story 7 for 12 STORIES IN 12 MONTHS ✅
• start PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR WRITERS: GATE 3 ❎
• 2 dental appointments ❎✅
• write THE ACE OF PENTACLES ✅
• Monkey Dust admin ✅
• share Diane’s gig list every Thursday ✅
• weekly diary work ✅
• weekly backup ❎
• Monkey Dust gig ✅
• write Book 9 for the Great Novella Challenge ✅
• monthly schedule planning for August ✅
• advance finances for August ✅
• update 36-project spreadsheet (week) daily ✅

Extras

• publish WORDS WORTH READING: ISSUE 4 ✅
• publish THE BATTLE OF STUBBINS BRIDGE ✅
• revamp schedule ✅

I wrote 41,994 words.

How did your July go?