Weekly Goals - August 25, 2009

A little better off this week. Still not up to full speed, but I can feel the wheels starting to break out of the mud pit.

Results for this week:

1. Finished Blade Dancer by K. M. Tolan
2. Plotted a new story, no title

And now the goals for this coming week:

1. Complete 10K words of editing on The Cure

Submission status for the week:

Short stories:
"Seeker" (submitted August 10)
"Some Assembly Required" (since May 18)
"Collateral" (need to re-submit)
"Entrapment" (since May 30)
"Trust" (since May 30)
"Deadly Decisions" (need to re-submit)
"A Thankful Heart" (since June 26)

Aston West
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Weekly Goals - August 18, 2009

As tends to happen after I put all my efforts into a project with a deadline, have been a big funk for the past week. As such, things have been a bit lax around here.

Results for this week:

1. Still reading Blade Dancer by K. M. Tolan
2. Plotted a new story, preliminarily titled "Dark Corners" [added goal]
3. Submitted "Little White Truths" for another reprint option (subsequently rejected)

And now the goals for this coming week:

1. Read Blade Dancer by K.M. Tolan
2. Plot another new story

Submission status for the week:

Short stories:
"Seeker" (submitted August 10)
"Some Assembly Required" (since May 18)
"Collateral" (need to re-submit)
"Entrapment" (since May 30)
"Trust" (since May 30)
"Deadly Decisions" (need to re-submit)
"A Thankful Heart" (since June 26)

Aston West
novels
short stories
writing goals

Weekly Goals - August 11, 2009

Whew! Finished my weekly goal just in time for the submission deadline. This week will be a bit of a relaxation theme, before heading back into the thick of things on other projects.

Results for this week:

1. Completed all edits on "Seeker" and submitted 8/10.

And now the goals for this coming week:

2. Read Blade Dancer by K.M. Tolan

Submission status for the week:

Short stories:
"Seeker" (submitted August 10)
"Some Assembly Required" (since May 18)
"Collateral" (need to re-submit)
"Entrapment" (since May 30)
"Trust" (since May 30)
"Deadly Decisions" (need to re-submit)
"A Thankful Heart" (since June 26)

Aston West
novels
short stories
writing goals

Weekly Goals - August 4, 2009

Busy busy busy! Halfway through edits, and halfway to the deadline, so need to kick things up a gear or two.

Results for this week:

1. Halfway through edits on "Seeker"

And now the goals for this coming week:

1. Complete edits on "Seeker" and submit by 8/10

Submission status for the week:

Short stories:
"Some Assembly Required" (since May 18)
"Collateral" (need to re-submit)
"Entrapment" (since May 30)
"Trust" (since May 30)
"Deadly Decisions" (need to re-submit)
"A Thankful Heart" (since June 26)

Aston West
novels
short stories
writing goals