Finally…Another One
I finished another short story tonight. First one since the move, and since my bicycle injury. It came in at 3,100 words and took 2.42 hours to write. That comes out to 1284 words/hour. Which is slower than normal for …
Tag: writers of the future
Print Is Dead
…at least to me. I’ve long been saying, since I started reading in ebook format, that I was done with print books. Ebooks are more convenient, less expensive (or at least they should be – peering at Big Publishers with …
Still Honorable
I got the email from Writers of the Future today. The Blob On The Rock, my entry for the 1st Quarter of their 29th issue…won! Yeah….just kidding. Actually, it got an Honorable Mention. That makes two HMs and two flat …
Two Completed Stories
The title gives away the big secret of this post. But what the hell. You guys hate secrets, right? 🙂 First, I finished the Writers of the Future story. I still have not figured out a title yet. I finished …
Progress Update
The last week has been very enlightening, writing-wise. Since I’ve begun tracking my writing I’ve been amazed at my output. Well maybe not amazed. Pleased and impressed, maybe. I’ve been working on my Writers of the Future story still. At …
Adios, September
Well, another month’s done, so it’s time to examine how it went. I’d say September was pretty good. I had a birthday, which is always fun. I got Masters published finally, which is great! Just a short while ago, I …
No HM For Me
So as you guys know, one of my writing goals is to submit to the Writers of the Future contest each quarter until I either 1) Win or 2) Have too many professional publishing credits to qualify. No danger of …
Call me anal, but…
So I went by my mailbox this afternoon and found an envelope from Writers of the Future. It was my Honorable Mention certificate! Cool! Now, I have no idea what percentage of entrants get Honorable Mentions, Silver Honorables, and the …
Honorable
Hey wicked cool. I just got the email from Writers of the Future. Passing in the Night, my submission for last quarter, got an Honorable Mention! Guess that means I don’t suck completely. Now to submit Passing to a publisher. …
Deadline – Met!
Right. Well, today’s 30 June, the last day of the quarter for Writers of the Future. Submissions have to be in by midnight tonight. A week ago, I was starting to sweat the deadline, because I’d barely started a story …