Three Weeks Later

So it's been three weeks, more or less, since my last update on this topic.

On January 2, I began the year with a score of 18 points. As of January 5, after getting a number of stories back into circulation, my Race to Publication score stood at 25 points. As of tonight, when I added a third self-published story to the others on Smashwords, Amazon and PubIt, my score is as follows:

Short stories available for sale online: 10 (1 point each)*
Short stories currently in submission to a market: 9, including one new story (1 point each)
Novel submission packages out: 2 (5 points each)

For a total of 29 points. I have five more short stories in the queue for self-publication, as well. That will bring me up to 34 points before including any additional stories finished and submitted or published.

*I'm getting sales, too. Not a lot, but some. Given the size of the marketplace, and the fact that I have, essentially, no name recognition, that's not so bad. The more stories I get up, the better. This is a long term project. Every additional story written and submitted (or published) is additional practice at writing and another chance to make a bit more money.