Write 1/Sub 1 check in: wave goodbye to January (if not winter)

So … I ended up with a novelette that wants to be a novella when it grows up. Once I told myself “screw the word count” I started writing faster and finished the story on Tuesday this week. I’m not sure what to do with it, other than let it “compost” for a bit and then take a second look. It’s really too long for most markets (especially since it’s YA) and too  short for a novel. 

That left me plenty of time for shaping up some new stories to send out. So, this week alone, I sent out four stories, three of them fresh submissions and one a re-submission.

I’m also still working on learning InDesign, which I continue to love. It’s so pretty. Sometimes I open the program just to stare at the interface. You have to understand, I normally work with XML authoring tools, where the interface manages to be both ugly and difficult to use. InDesign leaves me just a little be breathless.

All in all, this hasn’t been a bad start to 2014.

Writing Work:

• Lawn Mower Serenade ~ 9,000 words

Submissions:

• Like Bread Loves Salt
• Abandonment Issues
• Where Were You When the War Started
• The Madness in King’s End

Rejections:

• The Madness in King’s End

Acceptances:

• None

Publications:

• None