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Aug. 19th, 2009 10:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sinanjuDidn't post yesterday. Catching up today.
I've buckled down the last three days, writing until I got at least 3,000 words done each day. I've got three storylines in progress. I say storylines because I wouldn't call them stories yet. But I think eventually I'll be able to turn them into stories. Eventually.
I'm anxiously awaiting a response on a second story I submitted to Cobblestone Press. At last report they were at about a 30-day turnaround on submissions--and tomorrow will be 30 days exactly. On the other hand, they're also sifting through submissions for two special projects (a Halloween-themed set of stories and a "Naughty November" set), so that might delay replies to less time-sensitive stuff.
Rejectomancy: I haven't heard from them yet, and I'd gotten a response on the first story after about two weeks (though it was another two weeks before they officially offered a contract). So not having heard anything yet at least means it didn't get bounced. Yet. Ah well, if it does I'll find somewhere else to send it, and send them something else.
Speaking of which, I've been looking in possible markets to write for. Cobblestone has a third themed call for submissions under way--for Christmas stories. If I want to write something for that, I've got until September 1. Another publisher is looking for pirate tales, deadline November 1st. Arrrrr, matey!
So those are slots I'm thinking about. I'm not sure how successful I'll be trying to drum up a story for a specific theme, since most of what I've written has been of the "just start writing and see what I end up with" school (see the aforementioned three storylines I'm working on--how they'll end up is anybody's guess at this point). But it's something to think about.
Speaking of which, I ran across an interesting hybrid approach to writing yesterday on a forum I frequent. Writers there divide themselves into seat-of-the-pants writers (like yours truly) and plotters. One individual commented that she started each story with a seat-of-the-pants approach and continued that way until she hit a wall. THEN she plotted out to resolve the story.
Maybe I'll try that.
But for now, time to go sit in front of the AC and think about story ideas.
Word Written Yesterday: 3,045
Words Written Today: 3,144
Words Written YTD (since May 1): 123,666
Stories in Circulation: 9
Rejections: 9
Stories Accepted: ONE!
I've buckled down the last three days, writing until I got at least 3,000 words done each day. I've got three storylines in progress. I say storylines because I wouldn't call them stories yet. But I think eventually I'll be able to turn them into stories. Eventually.
I'm anxiously awaiting a response on a second story I submitted to Cobblestone Press. At last report they were at about a 30-day turnaround on submissions--and tomorrow will be 30 days exactly. On the other hand, they're also sifting through submissions for two special projects (a Halloween-themed set of stories and a "Naughty November" set), so that might delay replies to less time-sensitive stuff.
Rejectomancy: I haven't heard from them yet, and I'd gotten a response on the first story after about two weeks (though it was another two weeks before they officially offered a contract). So not having heard anything yet at least means it didn't get bounced. Yet. Ah well, if it does I'll find somewhere else to send it, and send them something else.
Speaking of which, I've been looking in possible markets to write for. Cobblestone has a third themed call for submissions under way--for Christmas stories. If I want to write something for that, I've got until September 1. Another publisher is looking for pirate tales, deadline November 1st. Arrrrr, matey!
So those are slots I'm thinking about. I'm not sure how successful I'll be trying to drum up a story for a specific theme, since most of what I've written has been of the "just start writing and see what I end up with" school (see the aforementioned three storylines I'm working on--how they'll end up is anybody's guess at this point). But it's something to think about.
Speaking of which, I ran across an interesting hybrid approach to writing yesterday on a forum I frequent. Writers there divide themselves into seat-of-the-pants writers (like yours truly) and plotters. One individual commented that she started each story with a seat-of-the-pants approach and continued that way until she hit a wall. THEN she plotted out to resolve the story.
Maybe I'll try that.
But for now, time to go sit in front of the AC and think about story ideas.
Word Written Yesterday: 3,045
Words Written Today: 3,144
Words Written YTD (since May 1): 123,666
Stories in Circulation: 9
Rejections: 9
Stories Accepted: ONE!
