Writing Progress Report February 2022.
This is my Writing Progress Report February 2022.
It rained all day today. The raindrops froze on the trees at night. Then it snowed.
Writing Progress from January 2021.
I wrote two blog posts for garydavidgillen.com, including my writing progress report for January 2022, linked below.
In January 2022, the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio, skipped this month’s meeting.
I submitted my story “The Case of the Reluctant Pawnbroker” to the Introductory Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio, library on January 2022.
I completed the first draft of my novel Assassin in New Marl City in July 2018. It had 99,981 words and 36 chapters. Completed pre-second draft (30 chapters long) in December 2018. It had 89,072 words. Finished the second draft edits in December 2019, which completed the second draft edit. I started writing a new chapter 1 on February 2020. Finished it in April 2020. The third draft will have 32 Chapters. I finished the third draft edits on Chapter 3 on July 2020. I hope to reset the novel and complete the revisions in 2022.
Writing Progress from January 2022 Continued
I made five posts on my Goodreads account on January 2022.
In the past, I submitted the stories; Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.
The seven Flash Fiction Stories I have submitted in 2020 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue to magazines.
Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections.
Events from January 2022.
I attended ConFusion Detroit on January 2022. ConFusion Detroit 2020 was the last in-person con I attended. I have attended only virtual cons in the last two years. ConFusion 2022 was my next in-person con.
I attended ConFusion in Novi, Michigan, from January 21, 2022, to January 23, 2022. The Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association Sponsors ConFusion.
The following picture is from the ConFusion 2020 notice.
This is the phoenix logo for Rising ConFusion, rising out of the ashes of COVID-19.
Writing Goals for February 2022.
I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my Writing Progress Report for February 2022.
The title of the novel I am working on is Cuba Liberto. The first draft of the piece was a screenplay. My plan for the rewrite is 26 Chapters. I plan to complete writing Chapter 16 in February 2022 and submit it to the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio, library. (The group is skipping having a meeting in January 2022.)
On February 2022, I plan to submit a story to the Introductory Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio, library.
I plan to submit a story to the critters workshop on February 2022.
I plan to work on third draft edits for Assassin in New Marl City using comments from the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio. On February 2022, I plan to complete third draft edits for renumbered Chapters 3 and 4.
Submit the stories Space-Dog Confession, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, LARP Film noir, Sleeping Sickness, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, and Caliburnus. to other short fiction magazines.
Polish and submit the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, I Shall Not Return, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.
Writing Goals for February 2022 continued.
On February 2022, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.
Put the novel Assassin in New Marl City into the writing program, Scrivener.
Buy an e-book cover for Assassin in New Marl City from Fiveer.
Planned Events for February 2022.
The next event I would like to attend is the Western Reserve Writers Conference at the South Euclid-Lyndhurst branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library in Lyndhurst, Ohio on March 26, 2022.
This is a link to the Cuyahoga County Library website.
https://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/
Another event I would like to attend is Ice and Fire Con at Mt. Sterling, Ohio, from April 21 to April 24, 2022. I originally had a ticket for the 2020 Con but they canceled it because of COVID-19.
This is a link to the Ice and Fire Conference website.
