This has to be my most unproductive 'What I did last month' post of the year. Boo me!
Okay, let the shame begin.
1. I wrote three flash length stories.
Strange Tooth - written for and sent to Flash Fiction Online, because they pay a ridiculous amount of money for flash fiction.
Rosalind Red Stands in the Snow - sent to Allegory. I know what I wanted to achieve, but I am not certain I pulled it off.
Leviathan's Moving Theatre - another try at Cinema Spec before it closes. The story I had on hold was rejected on Black Friday.
2. One measly short story.
The Hollow Framework of the Cotton Man - not telling you where I sent that one, but somebody knows (I think).
3. Started the second draft and finally came up with a title for my MG novel: Strange Bones - currently 4740 words in.
4. Not certain this one counts. Signed up for NaNoWriMo (thanks to the guys at Graveside Tales), and within 24 hours had formulated an idea and a bunch of titles. Very excited. Very, very excited. Now I just need 50,000 words worth of plot.
Have a spook-filled, idea busting, October.
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By: Catherine J Gardner,
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Sounds plenty productive to me.
looks like a good september to me too.
No kidding. It sounds perfectly good to me too. I've decided that
I need to count blog posts toward my monthly word count, because then I will not feel like such a slacker.
Ah! But you're not aware just how much procrastinating I've done.
I agree-sounds pretty productive. I'm drifting into a "quality" not "quantity" way of thinking. Procrastination can be productive, too--in its own way. :)
Your September was MUCH more productive that mine! My September involved a LOT of waiting...
Aaron - Quality should always win out, but sometimes I get obsessed with the quantity. :)
Barry - you have so been more productive than me.
I did pretty much nothing over September, so you've still got me beat! Good luck with Cinema Spec. I'm still waiting to hear back; I think the editor is going to hold it until the deadline, just so I won't send her anything else. :)
LOL! I often think the same thing when an editor holds onto something until the deadline has passed.
Good luck with the Cinema spec. I sent my sub to them just a few days ago. I guess one of the advatanges of waiting till close to the deadline to submit is that I won't have to wait as long for a rejection...I mean response.
That sounds like a very productive month. I hope your stories get contracts! Good luck with NaNo; I have problems coming up with 50k worth of plot too ;)
Are you trying to lower yourself to my production level? That's so sweet. :)
I can't wait to start writing. Congrats on coming up with an idea so quickly!
Good luck with your Cinema Spec submission, Rob.
Thanks, sruble.
Ed, my pleasure. :)
Natalie, me too! :)
If I could get all that done and procrastinate...I would be a happy woman..grin...
I love October!