May seemed like such a long month, yet I didn't really accomplish much writing-wise. About 25 more pages of MMG revised and 25 pages of TNN in pretty good shape for submission this month. Not a lot. But I did a whole bunch of other good stuff. Got back into the habit of writing Morning Pages daily. Started practicing banjo again, complete with sore fingertips on my left hand as I get used to holding down the strings. Really cleaned out the writing room, even the scary closet. And moved the chest of drawers downstairs so there is now room to set up bookshelves. All in all a productive month.
Plans for June? A lot of the same old/same old with a little twist:
--Rewrite of MMG with new-old structure (75/??)
--Rewrite 2nd 25 pages of TNN for CWC
--Prepare short story for submission to magazine
--Do CWC critiques (0/2)
--Finish writing room makeover
I've been flirting with the writing room redo for two years now. There has been this niggling around the sides of my mind saying that I shouldn't get a new writing room until MMG is ready to send to agents. Well, that's horse hockey, as my mother used to say. If I want a redecorated writing room, then wanting it is all that's necessary.
The extra challenge is in getting a short story to a point where I feel it's ready to submit to a magazine. Regular blog readers know I'm not comfortable with shorts, nor am I ever really happy with any of them. So this is a biggie for me.
What do you feel you don't do well that you'd like to do better? How about working on it this month?
2 comments:
Impressive May accomplishments, Deb! Can't say I got much done in the way of fiction myself...
My goal for June is to spend time with my family, but for July, I'm aiming to get back to submitting short fiction. My weakness is consistency, so that's what I want to work on.
My favorite part, "If I want a redecorated writing room, then wanting it is all that's necessary."
You've got an ambitious month ahead of you. I'll be cheering you on.
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