I feel as though I was limping through the start of the year (for reasons stated in a recent blog post), and then I hit mid-March, and someone turned on the turbo drive. I suddenly had energy. I could focus. Motivation crashed back into my body. I sat down and I got shit done. Writing... Continue Reading →
March Counts as the Start of the Year, Right?
Warning: this blog post gets into the details of my recent health issues which were relating the female reproductive system and the gastrointestinal tract. If you're just here for the writing stuff skip to the paragraph beginning "All this to say." I can't believe it's already nearly the end of March. I feel like I... Continue Reading →
2023 NaNoWriMo Wrap Up
November is over, meaning National Novel Writing Month has concluded. As mentioned in my last post, I hit the word count goal of 50 thousand words on November 16th, so I "won" NaNoWriMo pretty early on. In that post, I wrote about trying to hit 100 thousand words by the end of the month as... Continue Reading →
The Storm Weaver’s Daughters Draft 2 is Done(ish)!
After three years of slogging through the revisions on "The Pirate Novel" - as I have referred to it most often - I have finally finished draft two of the novel currently known as The Storm Weaver's Daughters (this is its third title so who know what it'll actually end up being called once all's... Continue Reading →
Habitats Kickstarter
As I mentioned in my November Goals blog post, I have a story that's part of a project that's running a Kickstarter campaign during the month of November. Habitats is a new magazine dedicated to highlighting optimistic science fiction. The project is looking to raise $23,000 US to fund the production of the first volume.... Continue Reading →
November 2022 Goals
I took October off in order to recover from the stress of my September submission challenge and travels. I also caught a cold in mid-October, and I decided it was best to rest and relax so that I don't burn myself out before the end of the year. I'm happy to report that I succeeded... Continue Reading →
Results: September Submission Challenge 2022
I did it! Wasn't sure I was going to manage this year between work, travel, and general chaos, but I have once again managed to successfully complete my Short Story Submission Challenge. The Numbers Here are all the numbers, as the above heading would suggest: Total submissions: 31Days skipped: 7Stories/poems submitted: 18New stories written: 3.5New... Continue Reading →
September Goals and 2022 Story Submission Challenge
I feel as though I'm truly starting to find a good balance between my work life, my writing life, and my home life. I don't feel like I've bitten off more than I can chew as I've been setting myself up for success with manageable goals. When August ended, I didn't feel the need to... Continue Reading →
August 2022 Goals
July was a good writing/publishing month for me: I had two stories published, one original and one reprint; I won a literary award; and I was solicited to submit a short story to a magazine. I also became eligible to apply for full SFWA (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association) membership which has been a... Continue Reading →
July 2022 Goals
Before we get into what I want to achieve this month, let's look at what I managed to get done in June. You can read my post with my June 2022 Goals here. I wanted to submit one short story a week during June, and I did. It felt a bit weird to get back... Continue Reading →