March 2023: Ups and Downs

Before I get into the update, just a quick heads up: sometime during April, this website will default back to its old lettingoutthevoices.wordpress.com home. That’s because websites are expensive and right now I have other priorities. Plus, this site gets so little traffic I don’t think it will be a big problem. emilywrayburn.com will beContinue reading “March 2023: Ups and Downs”

What I Achieved in 2020

When I posted my 2020 Writing Goals on the first of January, Australia was basically on fire. My city was shrouded in smoke, as were others, and N95 masks had sold out across the country. At the time, we thought it couldn’t really get much worse. March 30 was my first day working from home.Continue reading “What I Achieved in 2020”

2020 Writing Goals – October Check-in

At the start of this year, some writer friends and I chose a word as the theme for the coming 12 months. Mine was LEARN. I’ve definitely been learning. And now we’re on the downhill run towards the end of the year. In some ways, it feels like the months have dragged on beyond belief, andContinue reading “2020 Writing Goals – October Check-in”

Writing Update – 18 May 2020

Does anyone else feel like time is passing at twice its usual speed lately? I don’t know. I’m finding it all very confusing, and I can’t believe it’s been two weeks since my last post! I’ve been doing some work on the A More Complicated Fairytale book description. When I was doing Bryan Cohen’s five-day AmazonContinue reading “Writing Update – 18 May 2020”

2020 Writing Goals – April Check-in

At the start of this year, some writer friends and I chose a word as the theme for the coming 12 months. Mine was LEARN. Now the start of the year feels like a million years ago, but actually, I’ve been ticking things off on this list more so than I thought. That’s why check-inContinue reading “2020 Writing Goals – April Check-in”

2020 Writing Goals

It’s a new year, and while new year is kind of an arbitrary thing, I admit I like arbitrary new start feelings. It is a good time to look back and look forward. I’ve got some big goals for my writing this year. It’s not just about writing, but about all the other things thatContinue reading “2020 Writing Goals”

Sunday Summary – 01 December 2019 – One Month To Go

Here we are on the first of December, and only one month remaining of 2019. Back in September, I wrote that I was going to focus on short fiction for the rest of the year, and to a point, I did that. I outlined some sequels to my Christmas story, Operation: Sugarplum, and my intentionContinue reading “Sunday Summary – 01 December 2019 – One Month To Go”

#ROW80 Update – November 16, 2019

Hello, and welcome to a Round of Words in 80 Days – the writing challenge that knows you have a life. If that sounds like your cup of tea, then you can find more information at the website. First of all, a bit of pimping! Pre-order our Australian Christmas anthology! It comes out Monday! It hasContinue reading “#ROW80 Update – November 16, 2019”

#ROW80 Update – 16 October

Hello, and welcome to a Round of Words in 80 Days – the writing challenge that knows you have a life. If that sounds like your cup of tea, then you can find more information at the website. I shared my goals post last week but due to various things, never actually shared it anywhere. SoContinue reading “#ROW80 Update – 16 October”

#ROW80 Belated Goals Post and An Update

Now that WIPpet Wednesday is no more and I am sharing WIP excerpts on Sundays, I thought perhaps I might be able to find the time to rejoin ROW80 properly. ROW80 is short for A Round of Words in 80 Days, and you can read more about how it works at the ROW80 site. Round 4Continue reading “#ROW80 Belated Goals Post and An Update”