I often look back at previous blogs and the goals that I set for my writing career each month. I find that there are times I accomplish what I set out to do and this pleases me. Of course, there are other instances where I find that certain writing goals get thrown to the proverbial "back burner" due to changes in criteria for certain publications and an overall interest (on my part) of new anthologies/magazines that are open to submissions. Yet, there are times where I discover that a manuscript I initially anticipated sending to one publication does a 180-degree turn to fit the guidelines of a much more well-suited publication.
The point I'm trying to make is that my monthly blog, revealing my goals for each month, is not a definitive. It is, plain and simply, a structure of projects I am working on. I do this for those who are interested in following my writing career and I do this for myself as well. It gives me a bit of sanity in a maddening world of creating, marketing, and submitting works. That being said, I try not to come down on myself when I fail to meet certain writing goals defined by my "Goals" blog entry. After all, for certain projects that do not get completed, there are projects that are unexpectedly accomplished.
Thus, to recap the month of March....
I finally received a release date for the limited hardcover edition of my novel, Nightfall. The book will be released by Shadow City Press on 5/21/08. If I'm lucky, it may be sooner. I suppose that all depends on the final product.
In regards to the many short stories that have been circulating between the realm of submission and publication, I received news that my short story Puppeteer will be published in the premiere issue of The Ashen Eye magazine! I came to the conclusion, while editing my short story A Cub's Tail, that the story would be more suited for an upcoming anthology by Cleis Press. Hence, I will not be sending it to Velvet Mafia as previously indicated. I have finished editing my story Joseph's Request and anticipate submitting it to Cleis Press' Best Gay Erotica 2009 anthology before mid-April (yes it is a horror story). I have to give it one final read (blame it on the perfectionist in me).
I did manage to get some research done relating to the short story I will be entering into the 77th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition.
Which brings me to April's writing goals:
1) Submission of Joseph's Request (short story) to anthology.
2) Finalizing A Cub's Tail (short story) and preparing it for submission to anthology.
3) Write The Metamorphosis of Tatiana (short story) for the Writer's Digest competition.
4) Edit and finalize Sacrilege: Experiments With Holy Water (short story) for submission to anthology.
It looks as if April has the best of me and is already two days in. Therefore, it's time that I spring into action as well!
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