Portfolio Career - The New Plan

Since the last entry we have been on holiday and I have been concentrating on finishing the book. I am glad to say that I have now finished the book. BUT there is still maybe some extra scenes that I want to include, and I am committed to finishing these by the end of July.

This is the first milestone on this journey, and therefore important that I reach it before diverting my attention to other steps, i.e. Freelance Writing.

The other important thing to mention is the holiday that we went on a couple of weeks ago. It was to the Isle of Wight which just so happens to be the place where we are thinking of moving to. We coupled the holiday with a reconnaissance of the island, especially the special needs school for Sophie.

The school passed our tests regarding the safety for Sophie, but more importantly the 'feel' of the school. Everyone there was happy and kind, and all of the children were really happy to be there, and this is the most important thing on my list.

This was the only practical obstacle to relocating and this has now been cleared. Which is great because we can concentrate on making it happen, but it is quite scary as well because the plan is now real and I need to make it work.

So, to reiterate the plan; The book to be finished and begin to be sent out - September, Freelance Writing work to begin to be established - September, At least one paid writing assignment, or 10 free assignments - December.

It's full steam ahead, and all of this in parallel with my day job which in case I haven't mentioned before is full on as well. It is still my intention to secure a redundancy package and I am hoping to start these discussions in September.

So, that's it for now. I will finish my book and then when I begin the Freelance writing adventure I will track the progress on here. The journey with the book is a very creative process, and hard to track, all I can say is that it is close and when it is finished you will be the first to know.

Also, as an aside, I have completed the swim and raised a staggering two thousand pounds in a fortnight for the Neo-Natal Unit at Stepping Hill Hospital.