{"id":9208,"date":"2025-04-14T12:57:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T16:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=9208"},"modified":"2025-04-14T12:58:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T16:58:00","slug":"notes-from-the-writing-nook-a-week-in-the-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/14\/notes-from-the-writing-nook-a-week-in-the-life\/","title":{"rendered":"NOTES FROM THE WRITING NOOK &#8211; A Week In The Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"742\" data-attachment-id=\"9209\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/14\/notes-from-the-writing-nook-a-week-in-the-life\/me_typing\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/me_typing.png\" data-orig-size=\"800,742\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"me_typing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/me_typing.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/me_typing.png\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/me_typing.png\" alt=\"Author Mary Rajotte sitting behind her laptop typing\" class=\"wp-image-9209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/me_typing.png 800w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/me_typing-600x557.png 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/me_typing-768x712.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I saw another author sharing their day-to-day and I thought I\u2019d do the same this week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MONDAY: Schedules &amp; Admin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I try to post these updates every Monday, so my first order of business after a shower and breakfast was to write this post. I also set up my <strong>planner<\/strong> on Monday mornings over coffee, which means going through last week\u2019s pages to see what I\u2019ve completed and what still needs doing. Then I check <strong>ClickUp<\/strong> (where I track all my to-dos, deadlines, projects &amp; tasks) to see what else I need to do this week. I also want to get in some <strong>outlining on a novella idea<\/strong> I have, so that will be my afternoon task. I also have some <strong>admin stuff to do<\/strong> (finish answering questions for 2 interviews). This is also mid-month, so I do a quick recap in my planner to see how far I am in my various projects. It helps keep me on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TUESDAY: Revisions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I generally work on <strong>edits on Tuesdays and Thursdays<\/strong>. Last week, I didn\u2019t get as much done as I&#8217;d hoped, and I\u2019m behind my self-imposed schedule, so I need to get moving. 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