Weekly Goals - May 24, 2011

A great week for the most part, and hoping to capitalize on it going into the holiday weekend (though I will be con-going this weekend, so...).

Results for this week:

1. Nearly 1900 words, and a completed first draft of "Sweet Embrace"
2. Submitted May 23
3. Submitted May 24
4. Still not totally sure, but leaning one direction...

And now the goals for this coming week:

1. 1000 words on a new short story
2. Submit "Double Trouble"
3. Complete revisions on "Sweet Embrace"

Submission status for the week:

Short stories:
"Double Trouble" (REJECTED May 19)
"Generations" (submitted May 24)
"Some Assembly Required" (since April 23)
"Collateral" (submitted May 23)

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Weekly Goals - May 17, 2011

Time to bear down on this writing gig, and get some new material written...it's also become apparent to me that agents aren't going to be interested in The Cure, for whatever reason, so there's some decisions to be made.

Results for this week:

1. Finished Resurrection plot outline

And now the goals for this coming week:

1. 1000 words on a new short story
2. Submit "Collateral"
3. Submit "Generations"
4. Determine fate for my completed novel The Cure

Submission status for the week:

Short stories:
"Double Trouble" (since March 28)
"Generations" (need to re-submit)
"Some Assembly Required" (since April 23)
"Collateral" (need to re-submit)

Aston West
novels
short stories
writing goals

Out of This World Blog Contest

Greetings, everyone! Thanks for stopping by! I'm helping out my friend Angie Lofthouse today by hosting her blog contest, today featuring her short story "Ripped," which first appeared in Amazing Journeys in March 2005. Previously, it won 2nd prize in the 2001 Science Fiction Writers of Earth Short Story contest. Contest reviewer Larry Taylor said:

"At the beginning of Angie Lofthouse's "Ripped" three usually clearly distinguished spheres are posited: past, present, and future. By the end, we're not so sure that these are immutable."

To enter The Out of This World Adventure giveaway, click on the story title to read the story, then come back here and answer the following question in the comments:

If you were getting a big bonus check to leave the planet, who would you give the money to?

Your comment will give you one entry in the grand prize drawing (includes an Amazon gift card, free book and other fun stuff!), plus one commenter on this post will win a Milky War bar. Mmmm. Include your email address, if it isn't on your profile, so we can contact the winners.

Be sure to visit the other stops on the Adventure and good luck!

Weekly Goals - May 10, 2011

Been down this week for various reasons, but at least the plot outline has been coming along. Need to find a new home for a (little more violent than usual) story that was planned to be part of an anthology, which has since folded. Fun times.

Results for this week:

1. Developed 1000 words on the plot outline.

And now the goals for this coming week:

1. Finish plot outline for Resurrection

Submission status for the week:

Novels:

The Cure --
15 queries submitted
6 form rejections
1 no-response rejection
8 still under consideration

Short stories:
"Double Trouble" (since March 28)
"Generations" (need to re-submit)
"Some Assembly Required" (since April 23)
"Collateral" (need to re-submit)

Aston West
novels
short stories
writing goals

Weekly Goals - May 3, 2011

I've been a chatty one this week on the blog, but unfortunately, it short-changed my time for writing stories.

Results for this week:

1. Developed 1100 words on the plot outline.
2. Not started.

And now the goals for this coming week:

1. Develop 1000 words of plot outline for Resurrection

Submission status for the week:

Novels:

The Cure --
15 queries submitted
6 form rejections
1 no-response rejection
8 still under consideration

Short stories:
"Double Trouble" (since March 28)
"Generations" (rejected, need to re-submit)
"Some Assembly Required" (since April 23)

Aston West
novels
short stories
writing goals

Blog Contest

Be sure to stop by on May 14, as Angie Lofthouse will be stopping by, running a blog contest! Guaranteed to be out of this world! In fact, stop by all the blog she'll be visiting. Click the link for more information.

On a Happier Note

Just a quick note to let everyone know that my latest Aston tale "Turnabout" can now be found over at Digital Dragon Magazine. Enjoy! For those who've been reading the series for a while, you might recognize someone...