Belated Story Announcement

18 months after the fact, I discover that my story "No Good Deed" HAD in fact been published with Ray Gun Revival (back in May 2008). Makes me feel bad that I've been bugging them about this story. Sorry guys! (in my defense, the forum post doesn't mention the story, but open the issue and it's right there)

So, if you'd like to check out a really short, quick read, be sure to check out "No Good Deed" over this Thanksgiving break.

Weekly Goals - November 24, 2009

Well, I did end up writing the amount of words I wanted to this week...just happened to do it all on one project. Oops. With Thanksgiving coming up this week, I'm tempted to cut back...but won't. Let's see what happens.

Results for this week:

1. Didn't even get started
2. Completed over 2000 words (and finished the first draft)

And now the goals for this coming week:

1. 2000 words on Death Brings the Victory

Submission status for the week:

Short stories:
"Some Assembly Required" (need to re-submit)
"Collateral" (need to re-submit)
"Entrapment" (since August 31)
"Conventional Wisdom" (need to re-submit)
"Deadly Decisions" (need to re-submit)

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New Interview

For those interested, I was recently interviewed by Author Offerings (don't worry, my interview is clean, despite the form warning about adult content).

Weekly Goals - November 17, 2009

Sadly, I've been seriously slacking when it comes to the writing lately. Not a good plan, coming up on Thanksgiving.

Results for this week:

1. Completed 1000 words on Death Brings the Victory
2. Didn't even get started

And now the goals for this coming week:

1. 1000 words on Death Brings the Victory
2. 1000 words (or first draft completion) on "Hiding in the Shadows"

Submission status for the week:

Short stories:
"Some Assembly Required" (need to re-submit)
"Collateral" (need to re-submit)
"Entrapment" (since August 31)
"Conventional Wisdom" (need to re-submit)
"Deadly Decisions" (need to re-submit)

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In Other Good News...

So far, this has turned out to be a rather fun month (at least on the writing side of things)...my novel HEROES DIE YOUNG is now available as an audiobook over at Audible.com for those who prefer listening to books over reading the written word.

Weekly Goals - November 10, 2009

Coming off some pretty nasty illness, things still went fairly well this week. However, with the holiday coming up, along with work stresses, I think I'm going to keep things light in the weeks to come.

Results for this week:

1. Around 1400 words on Death Brings the Victory
2. Around 1600 words on "Hiding in the Shadows"

And now the goals for this coming week:

1. 1000 words on Death Brings the Victory
2. 1000 words (or first draft completion) on "Hiding in the Shadows"

Submission status for the week:

Short stories:
"Some Assembly Required" (need to re-submit)
"Collateral" (need to re-submit)
"Entrapment" (since August 31)
"Conventional Wisdom" (rejected, need to re-submit)
"Deadly Decisions" (waiting on beta input)

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"Redemption" Now Available

Just a quick post to let everyone know that my latest Aston West story "Redemption" is now available to read (for free) over at Residential Aliens. Enjoy!

Weekly Goals - November 3, 2009

Well, things started off well, and then the sickness blew into town. So, unfortunately, fell a little sort on this week's goals.

Results for this week:

1. 2000 words on Death Brings the Victory
2. Around 400 words on "Hiding in the Shadows"

And now the goals for this coming week:

1. 1000 words on Death Brings the Victory
2. 1000 words on "Hiding in the Shadows"

Submission status for the week:

Short stories:
"Some Assembly Required" (need to re-submit)
"Collateral" (need to re-submit)
"Entrapment" (since August 31)
"Conventional Wisdom" (submitted October 25)
"Deadly Decisions" (waiting on beta input)

Aston West
novels
short stories
writing goals