Seriously, look at those dead eyes. It has no soul! Now from souls to May stats (I know, awesome transition):
Stories written:1 (~2,900 words slipstream)
Stories submitted: 17 (several of these re-submitted or sim-subbed)
Stories accepted: 0
Stories rejected:14
Well, got the one story written, but overall a slow month. Wanted to do some reading and editing, and while I did manage to toss out a couple stories that needed a bit of touching up, didn't get as much as I wanted done.
And humor seems to be in the air--or at least I hope so, genre-wise. I definitely think humor is one of the most underrated genres of literary fiction, and although highly subjective, with all the crap happening in the world, it's nice to be able to laugh. There's also benefits to laughing, such as reducing stress and learning (watch the whole video, there's some interesting psych stuff).
As for stuff making us laugh, I found some humorous skits on Youtube. Enjoy!
And because I can't resist throwing in something creepy...
(It's a mask + suit for men who like to dress as women... Unfortunately, it winds up being terrifying to witness.)
Now that is an amazing list of accomplishments.
ReplyDeleteHeh, thanks. I don't think it's that great, tho.
DeleteCongratulations on making your Write1Sub1 goal for May. I have found that having this deadline really helps me get at least one story done and sub'ed each month.
ReplyDeleteWrite, edit, repeat.
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The deadlines definitely help. Also being disciplined enough to keep going.
DeleteHoly cow, how'd you find this stuff? I agree with Martin: even rejections are accomplishments -- they're proof that your work is out making the rounds instead of hiding in a drawer/documents folder. Anyhow, way to go on meeting your May W1S1 goals! Onward and upward.
ReplyDeleteI spend waaaay too much time on Youtube. :)
DeleteWell that makes me feel better about the rejections; they don't really get me down, but May seemed overall 'meh' compared to previous months. Fingers crossed for June.
What a productive month and I agree, a sense of humour is a must. Keep up the good work
ReplyDeleteThank you! And same to you. :) Gotta keep that sense of humor alive.
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