These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews are not included. Sales in November: 0 Rejections in November: 0 Submissions sent out in November: 0 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses: 0 This is the month in which I tell myself I’m awful and wonderful at the same time. I’ll start off with the bad.… Continue reading November 2010
Tag: Writing
NaNoWriMo 2010 Check-In #3
I’m a few days late in my NaNoWriMo check-in. Sorry! I had Friday off work and that was my best writing day this year. In the afternoon I went to a write-in at Colin’s Coffee. It’s a long space with a counter and several tables. Shopping center employees and other regulars came in for their… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2010 Check-In #3
NaNoWriMo 2010 Check-In #2
Today my husband will arrive home from work after I do.  Tonight’s plan is to get dinner on the way home, take the Resident Corgi for his evening stroll, eat dinner and get down to business. The current word count is at 12048 which almost 15k below where I should be to stay on target for the… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2010 Check-In #2
NaNoWriMo 2010 Check-In #1
I decided this year to do another draft of my 2008 project titled Three Girls, a Corgi and a Dead Body. The new working title, which I’m not so crazy about, is The Fairy Book Guardians. It makes me think of Guardian by Katie Hines and The Storm Guardians. I’m about to start my writing… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2010 Check-In #1
October 2010
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews are not included. Sales in October: 0 Rejections in October:Â 2 Submissions sent out in October:Â 1 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses:Â 0 My host has experienced some problems the last day so I haven’t been able to get here for more than a minute or… Continue reading October 2010
September 2010
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews are not included. Sales in September: 0 Rejections in September: 1 Submissions sent out in September: 1 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses: 1 I’ve assumed my item sent to Writer’s Digest for the September issue was rejected since no one contacted me to do a profile. … Continue reading September 2010
August 2010
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews (and interviews) are not included. Sales in August: 0 Rejections in August: 1 Submissions sent out in August: 0 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses: 2 I can’t even believe how quickly August has flown by. My husband bought me some little cans of 7 up with… Continue reading August 2010
July 2010
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews (and interviews) are not included. Sales in July: 0 Rejections in July: 0 Submissions sent out in July: 1 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses: 3 Last year I didn’t have a good run in sending out submissions. I think my May writing events got my behind… Continue reading July 2010
Reviewing and Revising
At the end of June I registered for a flash fiction workshop at the last minute. One of the requirements of the class was to write something for it so we could revise it and get a critique during class. Naturally since I signed up the first day of class I looked at a bunch… Continue reading Reviewing and Revising
June 2010
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews (and interviews) are not included. Sales in June: 0 Rejections in June: 1 Submissions sent out in June: 2 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses: 2 The Thurber House has a contest each year to kick off the summer season. This was the first year I entered… Continue reading June 2010