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monthly writing progress, April
Apr. 30th, 2010 04:52 pmWords for month: 5,080. Daily average for the month is 169 words, for the year is 309 words. Wrote 12 of 30 days. Words were split between M and Sundered Sword. Still trying for a page a day on M, but didn't do well on it this month.
Editing/submitting: Typed in edits on Sabra, wrote a synopsis and cover letter, did an audio pass, and sent off the partial.
Outlines: Made progress on Tantalus (novella) outline and Jekylls (novel) outline. Played with ideas for new cozy mystery series, but did no actual outlining work.
Short stories: Got the first line of a new one. Think it should be fun.
Submissions: 4 short stories, 1 poetry, 1 flash, 1 novel.
Rejections: 4 short stories, 1 poem, 1 flash.
Acceptances: None this month.
Crits: Short story for Temporus. Sent what I've gotten done so far on Myrddin's to him, and I'll look at his next draft.
Did not attend GSHW meeting this month, as family was here. Would've been a good one, too.
Reading: 8 books completed this month. The Nimble Man, by Christopher Golden and Thomas Sniegoski; Small Favors, by Jim Butcher; The Quilter's Legacy, by Jennifer Chiaverini; Alcatraz versus the Scrivener's Bones, by Brandon Sanderson; On Writing, by Stephen King; Hunting Ground, by Patricia Briggs; The Life-Eaters, by David Brin and Scott Hampton; Something from the Nightside, by Simon R. Green
Other reading of note -- read over half of How to Write a Damn Good Mystery, by James N. Frey.
Book-in-a-Week participation was okay, as I set my goal low (10 pages). Did almost all of the writing on the final 2 days.
Paying work: Proofread two books. Total pages proofed: 675.
In-laws here for the first part of the month, then taxes took a chunk of time, too, so I think it's a pretty good month, all told.
Editing/submitting: Typed in edits on Sabra, wrote a synopsis and cover letter, did an audio pass, and sent off the partial.
Outlines: Made progress on Tantalus (novella) outline and Jekylls (novel) outline. Played with ideas for new cozy mystery series, but did no actual outlining work.
Short stories: Got the first line of a new one. Think it should be fun.
Submissions: 4 short stories, 1 poetry, 1 flash, 1 novel.
Rejections: 4 short stories, 1 poem, 1 flash.
Acceptances: None this month.
Crits: Short story for Temporus. Sent what I've gotten done so far on Myrddin's to him, and I'll look at his next draft.
Did not attend GSHW meeting this month, as family was here. Would've been a good one, too.
Reading: 8 books completed this month. The Nimble Man, by Christopher Golden and Thomas Sniegoski; Small Favors, by Jim Butcher; The Quilter's Legacy, by Jennifer Chiaverini; Alcatraz versus the Scrivener's Bones, by Brandon Sanderson; On Writing, by Stephen King; Hunting Ground, by Patricia Briggs; The Life-Eaters, by David Brin and Scott Hampton; Something from the Nightside, by Simon R. Green
Other reading of note -- read over half of How to Write a Damn Good Mystery, by James N. Frey.
Book-in-a-Week participation was okay, as I set my goal low (10 pages). Did almost all of the writing on the final 2 days.
Paying work: Proofread two books. Total pages proofed: 675.
In-laws here for the first part of the month, then taxes took a chunk of time, too, so I think it's a pretty good month, all told.
