Annie Percik

The Owl

An eagle eye

Surveys my heart

Noting the changes since it awoke

Whispering wings

Convey my love

Feather soft and strong as oak

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The Importance of Slacking Off

I worked incredibly hard on my writing last year. Novels, blog, reviews, articles, short stories, competitions, developing and producing a podcast - I did it all.

And I’m incredibly proud of what I achieved. I saw my work in print and online. I got great feedback from editors and readers. I got paid. And I got offered a contract for my first novel.

But, by the time Christmas rolled around, I was absolutely knackered.

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Weeknotes - S04E03 - Still Revving

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I’m not sure I’ve found my groove for 2020 yet, unless my groove is slacking off, which would be okay, at least for the moment!

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Risk Assessment

My sci-fi story, Risk Assessment, which won the Three Cheers And A Tiger competition late 2019, appears in the December 2019 edition of Toasted Cheese. You can read it here.

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Weeknotes - S04E02 - Enthused About Novels

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And so work begins in earnest on getting Artisan ready for publication and Colours ready for submission. In good news, I’m really enjoying rereading both of them!

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Weeknotes - S04E01 - It's 2020!

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A slow start to 2020, but I have big plans to pick the pace up in the near future!

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Weeknotes - S03E52 - End of a Decade

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Not a complete break from writing over Christmas, but certainly much reduced.

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Phenomenal Writing Year!

I’m not normally someone who brags about their accomplishments, but I’m going to make an exception here, because it’s been a phenomenal writing year for me and I want to celebrate that! I’ve worked really hard, persevered in the face of rejection and lack of motivation, and I have a lot to show for it at the end of 2019. And, while a lot of things in the world are not how I would like them to be, I can say with confidence that my writing is on track and I’m very proud of what I’ve achieved.

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The Short Story

My flash fiction piece, The Short Story, appears in Palm-Sized Press Volume 2.

You can buy a copy here.

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Weeknotes - S03E51 - Great End to a Great Year!

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I’m really pleased with what I accomplished this week, and also over the course of the whole year. So now I can take a break over Christmas and feel good about my writing.

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