Friday, May 08, 2026

Friday Done List May 8

 A good week. At least, it feels like a good week.

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

  • Truly worked on a humor piece.
  • Finished a blog post that is going to become an essay.
  • Worked on an essay for a project.
  • Took a workshop on literary submissions in preparation for submitting a new short story.
  • Finished reading an excellent history book for The Reading History Project.
  • Started reading another history book for The Reading History Project.

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

  • Published a blog post. Will publish another this weekend.
  • Promoted said blog post. 
  • Spent way too much time reading on social media about Mac Barnett, whom I hadn't heard of this time last week.


Goal 3. Submit Book-length Work to Agents and Editors 

  • Received a rejection. Rejection means you're working!




1 comment:

Ms. Yingling said...

Controversies in the children's literature world are always interesting, because most people know nothing about them. My readers won't care. Teachers are unaware. There are some things that are inside thoughts. To actually PUBLISH this thought in a book made me question not only the author's but the publisher's thought process. 94.7 is high. Also, what I might consider "crud" would more likely be the books that win awards!