After three and a half weeks in Australia, it’s taken some determination to get back into the swing of writing. Jet-lag, the election campaign and the volume of tasks and activities I’ve undertaken since January have all played a part. In order to sort myself out, I’ve written a progress report which I share with you below. Here’s hoping I can get my act together and reach those deadlines.
| Tasks undertaken | Progress to date | Next steps |
| Novel: How to be Brave | Full draft with reader from Romantic Novelists’ Association for feedback | Final draft, proof read and ready to send out |
| Screenplay: The Hostel | First full draft completed | Second draft ready for final training day on 17 May 2015 |
| PhD: Transfer paper | Full draft submitted to academic supervisor for feedback | Final draft for submission in September |
| Material for 4 one-to-one sessions with publishers and agents at the Winchester Writers’ Conference | Covering letters and sample material drafted | Finalise and send submissions by 28 May |
| Entries for Winchester Writers’ Conference competitions | Drafted entries for the following categories: short story, flash fiction, first 3 pages of a novel, one page outline of screenplay. | Finalise and submit before 15 May |
| Toastmasters Public Speaking | First speech prepared and delivered | Second speech to prepare and deliver 20 May |
| Gain fluency in Spanish | Some knowledge of tenses | On-going practice |
As a reminder that my holiday only ended a week ago, here are some photographs:
Rainforest walks
Sunset at Uluru
the writer is a lonely hunter 
Oh for goodness sake Gail – stop putting the rest of us to shame….however, I have written 3,000 words since Friday and filled my garden refuse bag this afternoon…!
That’s a lot more words than I’ve managed to produce! I spend my time fiddling at the moment…oh and making lists of the things I should be doing.
Gail – you are clearly Superwoman! I don’t know how you do it, to quote a phrase….
Being slightly bonkers helps.