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One week later…
It’s so good to scrape myself away from the most unproductive week I’ve had all year. I couldn’t even concentrate to read – boo! So rather than concentrating on what I didn’t do last week, I’m trying to focus on what I intend to do this week.
First off I want to finish the short story (Porcelain Dolls) that I started over a week ago and which has been languishing in fever-ville, and then I am going to start the second draft of ‘Theatre of Curious Acts’. Inspired by the first three productive weeks of November, I’ve printed out a calendar for next year and filled it in with a whole year’s worth of plans. No wonder my body had a nervous breakdown twenty-four hours after completing it. We have:
Redraft and finish Theatre by end January 2009; work on The Poisoned Apple/Strange Bones (big plans afoot – more about that later) during February and March; April 2009 is dedicated to my long put-off novella The Eurydice Satellite; May through July will be The Moth Maker (my ‘I can’t decide if it’s YA/MG project’ that I’ve started several times this year); then August thru October we have my next MG Timmy O’Leary & The Gentlemen who Haunt. Phew!*
*chances of success 41.2%
This should have been posted yesterday, but as I only thought of doing it today, it wasn't... Okay, this is my, what I achieved (or didn't achieve) last month post.
1. Completed 10,932 words of The Poisoned Apple - Catherine procrastinates way too much and must do better.
2. Submitted Lucy Baxter & The Evil Emporium to nine agents. Eight rejections received so far - The Gods must do better.
3. Completed a picture book (actually sent two out - but the first was written over the Christmas period) - sent to 5 publishers in all - 1 rejection - 4 submissions still out there.
4. Completed three short stories: -
The Shoes, The Giant and The Wizard of... Accepted by The Silly Fantasy Anthology - making me a member of the Silly Fantasy Club - hence picture top left.
If you go down to... This has amassed a grand total of two rejections (in the space of a month - I so love email submissions), and after a rewrite, submitted to 7th Dimension.
Frog & The Mail Order Bride. Submitted to Eneit Press' Voices Anthology. Won't hear back on this one until after May 1st.
5. Completed first draft of a short story - Little Frozen Timmy O'Leary - which I think may become something larger - ie my next Children's novel. I have a few ideas sketched out and a title (which I'm keeping under wraps for the moment), so we'll see...
6. And ended the month - 700+ words into another, as yet untitled, short story.
Must say, I'm glad I decided to post the above. I thought I hadn't achieved much - I entered January expecting to complete the redraft of The Poisoned Apple, but as you can see I got waylaid by other projects - but it seems I did.
Here's to a word-filled February.
I sat on the couch last night around 9.30pm with many things still to do, planning to watch a bit of TV with Holly before I went back to work... and I woke up at 3.00ish in an empty room with a crick in my neck and the certainty that last night's quota of Doing Things was done.
Anyway. This is just a quick one to say that the copy of Ultimate Spider-Man 100 with a blank cover that was pencilled by me and inked by Joe Rubinstein (who magically manages to make my drawing look decent) is now up on eBay where it is making money for the Hero Initiative ( a wonderful organisation that provides assistance to elderly comics creators) (
http://www.heroinitiative.org/).
Are you taking bets? Because something tells me you will actually do it.
Only if we're dealing in edible currency :)
lofty goals indeed. Best of luck with it all!
Cheers, Barry.
Glad you're feeling up to snuff. Whatever that means...
I'm betting you'll accomplish those goals...and manage a few shorts here and there. :)
It's having time for the shorts that I am really worried about.
Sounds like a busy year to me. My brain would have shorted out after making that list. Good luck, but I know you won't need it, not with all the talent you have.
It's those NaNoWriMo word counts - they're so inspiring. Saying that I've spent most of the day staring at the same sentence.
So you've staggered out of your fever haze? Fabulous : )
That's me done for a year :)
Your schedule makes me tired just thinking about it. I'm glad you're feeling better!
All you productive people really need to stop. *looks petulant* You're putting me to SHAME...
Hey, you knocked out NaNo with a week to spare...you earned a week off.
Sounds like you've got your work cut out for you.
Congratulations on a great year and good luck with all your plans for next, Catherine. You're output and dedication are inspiring!
Thanks, KC.
That's the intention, Felicity :)
Jeremy :)
Thanks, Bobbie.
Seems we're on the same wavelength lately - including both getting sick the last week of NaNo!
I, too, am going to set up a schedule for 2009. And I would be happy to trade in edible currency to cheer one another on! Preferably of the chocolate/candy/coffee varieties!
Geez, your unproductive week about matches the busiest I can manage. You'll get there, I have a feeling...