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For July, I hit a large quantity of my goals. The writing was a little slow, so hopefully I’ll be able to pick up the pace. August, however, is gonna hurt. Note the critique load: 7 (seven!) critiques for UGWP…and they are of a longish variety (my submission makes 8) 3 for CWC…and those are…
Okay, so it’s not the full story, but even partially done, the beginning is running at 6 pages. This is gonna be a long one, so I don’t feel bad anymore about splitting it into–probably 3–different submissions for the Sunday group. Of course, in my excitement I forgot page numbers…off to do that by hand!
Here’s the decision with the short story: I will submit it in two parts. As soon as I came to that conclusion, the words came just a little easier but I do need just a little more freakin time. I was busy with the novel and thought I could do it…but such was not the…
It’s been a while since I’ve flexed my short story muscles. They seem very out of shape. Flabby even. I seem to keep wanting to add arcs and characters and whatnot. Admittedly, I’m planning a rather longer short story but I still feel that itch to add “Chapter One” to the top of the page.…
What. Did the whole of the magazine world get together and say “It’s rejection season! Form letters to all writers!” At least that’s what it feels like. Just got two smackers in the mail and am having a hard time not feeling the world is against me. Bastards just don’t recognize my genius. That’s all.
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Last night was interesting. Met Ali at the bar and rushed through the back of the service area. Apparently I had everything turned around. There are a lot more coolers than I’d figured on. To say the least. The back of a bar looks far more industrial than the nineteenth century saloons would have you…
I suppose if you’re going to write a novel it should be about something you’re interested in. After all, at some point, you will have to research various aspects of your piece–so that you don’t sound like a total schlub to the people who read your work. So Ali has graciously offered to let me…
I only have one submission left to read! Yippee! It’s all part of my devious plan. If I finish the submissions, then that leaves more time for my own writing through the rest of the month. Here’s the strike though: too much space between the written critique and the verbal critique. So I have to…
Just received my first rejection for poetry, which was interesting. With my short stories I’ve gotten plenty of rejections and they followed the usual pattern: form, form with personal note, acceptances. Now, with this new genre, I am back to form. No thank you. No ‘please submit again.’ The sting of it all. I mean,…
June went fairly well. There was only one or two really panicky moments…one of them being the day of the CWC meeting–while I had all 50+ pages done, I unfortunately did not have them typed up and was, of course, making a desperate attempt to finish right up until the last minute. So, that brings…
Other Worlds, and This 