When I look back on it, January was a productive month. It was only while I was slogging through it that I felt like I wasn’t accomplishing anything. I’ve set some pretty steep goals for February. I hope to have good news to report in three weeks!
January review:
- Books read: Geek Love by Katherine Dunn, White Noise by Don DeLillo
- Words written: Approx. 5,000
- Pages edited: 13 page short story, 2 full edits
- Submitted to: Easy Street Portal Prize in Speculative Fiction; New Millennium Prize; Ruminate Magazine William Van Dyke Short Story Prize
- Ordered new business cards
- Got my official prints of three professional photos from December photo shoot
February preview:
- Will read A House in the Country by Jose Donoso
- Will write more than 10,000 words
- Will edit a 15 page short story written several years ago
- Will get new website design finished (DONE!)
- Will start a newsletter with MailChimp