I'm kind of tired, so this will be short and sweet. Been working out, half-hour weight training and half-hour of running on treadmill, all to build some muscle--and so I don't collapse after I run a mile.
So the stats for this month:
Stories written: 5 (one actually went out the door, another has been put on hold until I can figure out what I want it to do, and the other two will eventually leave the nest--oops! And I forgot a story!)
Stories submitted: 25 (several of these re-submitted or sim-subbed)
Stories accepted: 0
Stories rejected: 21
Yeeeeaaah, a lot of rejections this month, mostly in the beginning around April 1st, which leads me to think the editors got together to play an April Fool's joke... Hey! It could happen.
But, there was some good stuff this month. My first two publications! "Death by Anything" in Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Flush Fiction anthology (or just Flush Fiction for short) and "The Storm" over at Eschatology. Check them out if you get the chance. And yeah, they'll still be a contest for a free copy of Flush Fiction, coming next month.
Next month's goal will be editing, lots and lots of editing. I've let too many stories pile up that need some work.
For some Youtube goodness, I found an awesome song from--you guessed it: Florence + The Machine. "Breath of Life" is going to be featured in the upcoming Snow White and the Huntsman movie--can't wait for it!
I've also been
Oh, Lol for the matrix thing!
ReplyDeleteLoved it.
Congrats on W1S1, and on your pubs :)
Thankies! And collegehumor has a lot of these funny skits up on Youtube, though their humor can get pretty raunchy.
DeleteCongrats on your publications! Enjoyed your thriller, "The Storm." That is second person done the right way, putting you in the action.
ReplyDeleteGood luck editing.
Love Florence + The Machine-
Yay! Another Florence fan! :D
DeleteAnd thanks for reading the "The Storm," glad you enjoyed it. :)
Congratulations on making your W1S1 goals. I have found the deadline of W1S1 to really help me get something done. And NaNo has made me do 50,000 words in one month but I don’t follow up on it.
ReplyDeleteFrom Ken Atchity – Discipline is the key to all that follows, the bedrock of productive writing. Talent is not a rare commodity. Discipline is.
And of course, following that advice.
Indeed, you need A LOT of discipline to write and to continue writing. Thanks for stopping by, Dave. :)
DeleteFirst of all, HUGE congrats on making your goals and your publications! That's so wonderful! Keep up the good work not only on your writing, but on your exercise, too. Discipline in one area always helps discipline in another. I hope Snow White is good - am a little wary whenever Kristen Stewart is involved.
ReplyDeleteHehe, thank you. Hope you exercising and wirting goes well for you too, Shiela. :)
DeleteYou know, a lot of people think KStew is a bad actress because of the Twilight films, but apparently, outside of Twilight she's actually a pretty good actress. I've yet to see her in any other film, but I'm willing to give her a chance.
Luuuuurve that Matrix clip.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on all the targets reached. Won't be long before you dominate the world.
Hehe, glad you enjoyed the clip, it's one of my favorite collegehumor.
DeleteAh, world domination. One can only wish. :)
Nothing wrong with dreaming.
DeleteMore Florence? Yahoo! And well done on reaching your April Write1Sub1 goals, regardless of the rejections. We both know those stories will all find good homes eventually.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the upcoming publications. Good work on reaching your W1S1 goals.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on meeting your W1S1 goals :) I'm sorry about the rejections. Those months really suck. We've all been there, it makes it easy to feel your pain. Congrats on the publications though, that's definitely got to help take the sting out :)
ReplyDelete~ Rhonda Parrish
I get tons of rejections, pretty soon, they don't even hurt. :)
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