Friday, February 14, 2025

Friday Done List February 13

 What's happened these last two weeks?

Goal 1. Write and Publish Adult Short Stories, Essays, and Humor    

  • I made three submissions.
  • I received one rejection.
  • I had three pieces published. (One of these had been submitted before this period.)
  • Had just about decided to try Substack but immediately decided not to. The thinking behind that may become a blog post.
  • I worked on two humor pieces, one of which had been rejected a couple of times.
  • Readership has plummeted on Medium, which is encouraging me to work harder on submitting elsewhere.
  • Last weekend's Weekend Writer post has made me think I need to do a study of short story writing. I've done this in the past, but my success rate with publishing short stories suggests I need to do more. Just in case the whole world isn't wrong, and I'm right. 

Goal 2. Build Community/Market Work/Brand Myself and My Work

  • Have done five blog posts.
  • Promoted the three pieces published on Medium.
  • Continue to work on building community on BlueSky and Medium.
  • Have been reading for Black History Month and published blog post on first book read. 
  • Promoted my Black History reading post.

Goal 3. Submit Book Length Work to Agents and Editors

  • Received rejection on last submission

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