Balans Arkwright
Freelance Writer
Week: January 12-18, 2025

Completed Tasks
* Commissions
--- Consultations
--- 1. James Frost; 2h
--- 2. Joe Bro; 2h 45min and 26sec

* Backstage
--- Sales Ledger
--- 1. Updated to 2025
--- 2. Added 2025 commissions
--- 3. Created built-in Interest List for those curious about future commissions

Ongoing Tasks
* Commissions
--- Writing
--- 1. Articus; 3,000 words | Keywords: Size difference, muscle growth, macro growth
--- 2. Drekhan; 1,500 words | Keywords: Masculine, Muscular, Origin story, divinity

--- Editing
--- 1. Aquaas; 1,000 words | Keywords: Massive, Muscular, Paladin, Fantasy, Battlefield

* Research
--- Look into Kofi. Is it worth doing?
--- Themed ideas for May into August. Anything stick out to write?

* Better Freelance Habits
--- Post daily, short work logs to Twitter and Bluesky.
--- Use Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday to complete commissions
--- Post completed work by weekend; Friday evening into Sunday evening best time?
--- Start each day with a short meeting; What's most important?

Tasks for This Week
--- Complete current commissions, both writing and editing, for aforementioned
--- Each day start with short meeting. Save time to complete meeting.
--- Build on good habits in freelance work; Posting logs, keeping stakeholders informed.
--- Bonus task: Write something outside of the norm (don't worry won't be wild or insane, just something different).

Additional Notes

Hey there everyone! This might all look a little odd, but I promise it's a good thing. I've been meaning to get better at communicating what I want to do, what's going to be published next, and what to expect from me. With commissions open I want to establish trust, work hard for that trust, and just keep people in the loop on what's coming up next. Turns out there's a thing in the business world called weekly reports so figured why not? Let's use that to begin on that process. That and if some better way comes to show it then sweet we can do that!

The goal of weekly reports is to hold myself accountable to you and show you I'm still working hard. If you're curious for example when your commission will be done, it's gonna get posted here. Honestly anything I'm commissioned for will be posted here so every stake holder is aware of what's coming up. I'm open to suggestions too on how to do this and I'm happy for feedback! This is partly a first step forward for this and feedback is genuinely helpful.

With that said let's make 2025 into one of the best years ever. Comment below if you like - anything is welcome from questions to just silliness haha! I hope to write for you as well and thank you for taking the time to read this.