Goal 1. Write and Publish Adult Short Stories, Essays, and Humor
- Received a rejection for an essay, found another publication for it, and resubmitted.
- Writers' Workshops Aren't Just For Those With Time and Money published at New Writers Welcome! This is another compilation and revision of material originally used here.
- Finished a draft of a short story. It's a second draft, actually. I did the first one maybe a year or two back.
- Worked on a second short story.
- Attended a flash writing workshop.
- Changed that draft as a result of the writing workshop.
- Just barely began some humor thoughts.
Goal 2. Build Community/Market Work/Brand Myself and My Work
- A blog post last weekend.
- Worked on the next Heritage Month post
- Finished some reading for Hispanic American Heritage Month.
- Picked up some books from the library for other months coming up.
- Promoted new essay publication at Facebook and BlueSky.
Goal 3. Submit book-length Work to Agents and Editors
- Went over a list of four agents I was thinking of submitting to. One had little web presence. A couple I didn't feel right about, and they were closed to submissions. I submitted nothing.
- Read To Go Big or Come Home by Tom McAllister about his experience publishing with traditional publishers and then trying to find an agent post publishing. It sounded very familiar to me. Confirms my feeling that I want to go short-form writing now. Though, like McAllister, I wouldn't walk away from a book offer.
Goal 4. Play with the 19th Century Novel Idea, Which Does Have a Name Now, But is Mainly a Fun Think Piece
- Made some notes
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