Website Anniversary Report August 26, 2017
This is my Website Anniversary Report August 26, 2017.
Introduction
On August 26, 2016, I created my website at garydavidgillen.com. Making a website was part of my plan to become a social media experienced writer. I had written a novel and a few short stories over the years but had stopped writing in 2012. In December of 2015, I decided to start writing again. I finished the story I was writing in 2012 (called Dystopia then, now called Kay-Eye.) in that month and created a plan for 2016.
My 2016 plan called for writing four short stories, begin attending conventions, creating Facebook and Twitter accounts, and starting a website. I wanted to become a better writer and then expand the short novel that I had written in 1995 (it was called A Gathering in New Marl back then and I have renamed it Assassin in New Marl City).
Joined a meet-up group called the Cleveland Writers Press, where we discuss self-publishing and marketing. Joined a writer’s workshop group at the South Euclid-Lyndhurst Public Library and also one at the Parma-Snow Library. It has been a busy year and I expect a busier year next year.
Writing Progress from August 2016 to August 2017
Worked on Assassin in New Marl City. I wanted to expand the novel from 20 chapters to 36 chapters (100000 words total).
Wrote six chapters from January 2017 to August 2017, leaving ten more to write before the end of the year.
Bought a Map for Assassin in New Marl City from Fiveer in April 2017.
Bought a banner from Fiveer for my website, Facebook, and Twitter accounts in April 2017. (It is the banner at the beginning of this report.)
This is the link to the Fiveer website.
January 2016 to August 2016 I wrote 4 Humours and Space Station Sunyata.
August 2016 to October 2016 I wrote White Bracer and Mage Squad.
January 2017 to August 2017 I wrote the flash fiction short stories LARP Film Noir, Hybrid-Dog Confession, and Get to the Point.
Statistics of magazine submissions from December 2016 to August 2017 are; 3 different stories (4 Humours, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard) submitted a total of 12 times with 0 accepted, 2 pending, and 10 rejections.
This post is my 55th post in this last year for the website including 29 Book Reviews, 12 Writing Progress Reports, 8 Conference Recaps, and 6 Which Posts.
Events from July 2016 to August 2017
July 23, 2016, Ohio Expos in Fairlawn, Ohio
July 30 and July 31, 2016, Confluence in Pittsburgh, PA
September 24, 2016, Western Reserve Writers Conference in South Euclid, Ohio
October 8 and October 9, 2016, Capclave in Gaithersburg, MD
November 12, 2016, Indy Writer’s Conference in Parma, Ohio
February 18, 2017, Winter Fiction Fest in Cleveland, Ohio
March 10 to March 12, 2017, Concoction in Cleveland, Ohio
May 13, 2017, Marcon in Columbus, Ohio
July 19, 2017, Cleveland Inkubator in Cleveland, Ohio
August 5, 2017, Confluence in Pittsburgh, PA
Writing Goals for August 2017 to August 2018
Complete Assassin in New Marl City (about 100000 words). Edit the novel and try to get an agent to sell it to a traditional publisher or prepare to self-publish it.
Get a cover for Assassin in New Marl City.
Self-publish Searcher of Riven (about 11000 words) and Ruins of Yarnud (about 24000 words).
My screenplay is called Cuba Liberto (about 24000 words). I want to turn it into a novel and expand it to about 72000 words. I plan to complete this novel by the end of 2018.
Complete the short story called Chemthurgy (about 6000 words)
Continue to submit 4 Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to other short fiction magazines.
Polish and submit the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, Time Traveller One, Prisoner of Tarnal, Kay-Eye, LARP Film Noir, Hybrid-Dog Confession, and Get to the Point for submission to short fiction magazines.
Planned Events for August 2017 to August 2018
September 23, 2017, Western Reserve Writers Conference in South Euclid, Ohio
November 4 and November 5, 2017, Book Baby Writer’s Conference in Philadelphia, PA
November 2017 Indy Writer’s Conference in Parma, Ohio
February 17 and February 18, 2018, Capricon in Chicago, IL
February 2018 Winter Fiction Fest in Cleveland, Ohio
March 9 to March 11, 2018, Concoction in Cleveland, Ohio
March 30 to April 1, 2018, Conglomeration at Louisville, KY
May 2018 Nebula Award Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
July 2018 Cleveland Inkubator in Cleveland, Ohio
August 2018 Confluence in Pittsburgh, PA
Links
In 2017, I wrote forty-seven blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my writing progress report for August 2017 linked below.