Relaxed Weekend

I've had a fairly relaxed weekend, without much writing. Saturday started with a shopping trip to Lewisham in the morning, some writing networking with other bloggers via email during the day, then a very nice evening out at The Village Inn (what used to be Page 2) at the other side of Nunhead. Wonderful tapas (especially the blue cheese breaded mushrooms...) and a nice, relaxed atmosphere. Like most of the pubs/restaurants round here, we were surprised how empty it was -- 8pm on a Saturday night, and we were the only people in the "restaurant" back room (though there were some people drinking in the bar.)

Though, of course, the rugby was on...

I've been thinking over my goals for the next few months, and I've decided that I want to focus on building up some income from freelance writing: I'm really enjoying doing articles for www.diet-blog.com and want to try to find at least one other site to take me on as a staff writer. Skellie's Anywired has been really useful, both with practical tips and in making me think it is possible to make a living from this. My ideal combination would be something involving staff blogging, my own blog(s), writing books (fiction and non-fiction), and some small-site web design.

I'm going to start offering a few guest posts to blogs I've been reading for a while, and try to build up some more contacts. I have a few ideas scribbled in my notebook already...