This is my writing progress report for February 2019.
A sign to the Miracle Max film room at ConFusion in Detroit, where I watched the movie, The Princess Bride. The theme of ConFusion was Storming the ConFusion which alludes to the movie.
Writing Progress from January 2019
I wrote 4 blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my writing report for January 2019 linked below.
I bought and used the editing program Pro Writing Aid to edit the novel, Assassin in New Marl City. I edited and typed Assassin Chapters 30, 32, and 33 in August 2018. I reviewed Chapters 34, 35, and 36 in September and plan to finish the review in February. Chapters 1 to 12 were reviewed by using Pro Writing Aid and submitted to my novel writing class.
The first draft of Assassin in New Marl City was complete at 99,981 words in July 2018. I completed draft two in December 2018 at 89,072 words. Third draft edits continue.
I submitted a story called Popular Mechanics Rebrewed for my writing class.
I also submitted a revised and shorter version of Space Station Sunyata to a different writing class. I plan to submit this version to magazines.
The stories 4 Humours, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, Get to the Point, and LARP Film Noir have been submitted to magazines.
Statistics of magazine submissions for 2019 are; 0 different stories submitted a total of 0 times with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 0 rejections.
Events from January 2019
I attended ConFusion in Dearborn, Michigan from January 17 to 20, 2019. ConFusion is sponsored by the Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association.
I wrote a post on the conference linked below.
Writing Goals for February 2019
I plan to write 4 blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my writing report for February 2019.
Type the edits for Assassin in New Marl City Chapters 34, 35, and 36 in February 2019.
Edit Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 of Assassin in New Marl City using comments from the Advanced Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio.
Polish and submit the stories Sleeping Sickness, Space-Dog Confession, White Bracer, Mage Squad, I Shall Not Return, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.
Submit 4 Humours, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, and LARP Film Noir to other short fiction magazines.
Edit Searcher of Riven.
Hire an editor for Searcher of Riven from Fiveer.
Edit Ruins of Yarnud.
Hire an editor for Ruins of Yarnud from Fiveer.
Put the novel, Assassin in New Marl City, into the writing program, Scrivener.
Buy e-book covers for Searcher of Riven and Ruins of Yarnud from Fiveer.
Buy an e-book cover for Assassin in New Marl City from Fiveer.
Planned Events for February 2019
The next conference I would like to attend is Capricon in Wheeling, Illinois from February 14 to 17, 2019.
