Writing Logs, Cumulative

03/15/2009 - Sunday
* MinnSpec meeting on developing your protagonist, then workshop that got Vicesteed chapters 23-24(partial) through. There was much discussion of The Necessity for Climbing a Wall.

03/14/2009 - Saturday the 14th, 1/2 work at NgithOwl
* Processed 2nd (?) acknowledgment of receipt for "Demons of Disease."
* Submitted "A Phoenix By Any Other Name" to Fusion Fragment, and discovered 2 dead markets in my market listings spreadsheet while figuring out where to submit it too.
* Thanks to a tip from Inktea, figured out I'd submit "Dining on a Dead Girl's Dime" to http://mnartists.org/article.do?rid=225909 next. Which is good, because I have *such* difficulty figuring out where to submit my literary stories. I write one of them and think, "Ugh. I committed literature again. So much more annoying to try and sell!" Added it to calendar and submission order spreadsheet.
* Updated market list from Duotrope.

03/13/2009 - Friday the 13th, full work at IDS (with some downtime)
* Critiqued final manuscript for Minnspec critique meeting.
* Read WritersMarket, FFWSmallMarkets, FundsforWriters newsletters.
* Began critique for Critters workshop.
* Via Nathan Bransford's post (http://nathanbransford.blogspot.com/2009/03/this-week-in-publishing_13.html), I discovered the wonderful Query Shark (http://queryshark.blogspot.com/) and promptly added it to my feeds.
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Aswiebe's Market List Update 2009-03

http://www.aswiebe.com/writing/markets.html

The next update of Aswiebe's Market List will be on 04/15/2009.

Editor's Note
You may remember my venture into self-imposed editing deadlines last month. So far, it's going well--as long as I'm not working full-time (I have an entirely unpredictable schedule at my day job). I'm about 1/3 of the way through my edits.

I also had unexpected good writing news this month. A couple of years ago, I had a story accepted by a publication with a really long publication lead time. I'd expected the story, "Periwinkle Eyes," to be published sometime in 2010, if that gives you any indication! However, it came out in this month's issue of Art Times. Unfortunately, it's distributed by subscription only outside the Northeast (New York and the like), but if you're in the area, pick up a copy and take a look!

Excerpt:

For our first session, she wore a white dress. Even if she hadn't told me, I think I would have guessed. The sound of her movements was stiffer, more abrupt, than when we’d first met. I link that sound to the color white, but maybe she was just shy. I feared she was a skeptic who thought my paintings were popular only for their novelty value.

“Isn’t it the most amazing thing, darling, the man who painted this is blind!”

Aswiebe's Market List
Aswiebe's Market List is a searchable, sortable spreadsheet of paying fantasy, science fiction, and horror markets. This way it's easy to find, for example, only horror markets that accept reprints greater than 10,000 words. For more information on what it is and how to use it, see About Aswiebe.com's Market Spreadsheet. If you find it useful, please consider donating via PayPal to help support it. If you get a story published in a market you found through this list, let me know and I'll add a note to the next newsletter!

Things Shiny or Useful
* 10 Disciplines for Fiction Writers (http://writersdigest.com/article/10_Disciplines_for_Fiction_Writers) - I think that particularly the making lists of rewards and goals would be a good thing for me.
* Article on contacting and following agents and editors on social networks (http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,949f368f-9d02-4035-935e-ca9871e55685.aspx)
* Hilarious publishing 911 "transcript": http://pbackwriter.blogspot.com/2009/03/publishing-911.html
* Post about "The 5.75 questions you've been avoiding": http://blog.writersdigest.com/norules/575+Questions+Youve+Been+Avoiding.aspx
* Via Nathan Bransford's post (http://nathanbransford.blogspot.com/2009/03/this-week-in-publishing_13.html), the wonderful Query Shark (http://queryshark.blogspot.com/).
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Recipe: Asian Marinated Fried Tofu

Ingredients:
1 block extra-firm tofu
1 Tbsp black sesame oil
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp rice vinegar
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp. onion, minced
1 Tbsp. fresh ginger, minced

Take 1 block extra-firm tofu. Drain. Slice up into whatever size you want.

Put tofu in (NOT shallow) bowl. Combine marinade ingredients and pour over tofu. Let marinate for about 12 hours, stirring very gently once to move tofu from top to bottom. Tofu is rather fragile once chopped.

Fry in vegetable oil until lightly browned.

Is excellent used in sushi rolls.

Details of the Day: Free Tomato Seeds

• 23:08 Whine. Whine. My stomach still hurts. Whine whine whine. Wanna feel better.
• 11:05 Stomach feeling better. Living dangerously by eating something not in the B.R.A.T. diet: cheerios with milk. Hope feeling better lasts.
• 12:16 + 50+ degree weather means open windows and appreciative cats.
• 14:36 New Aswiebe's Market List update - science fiction, fantasy, & horror markets: ping.fm/XjGdc
• 17:21 Help a good cause & get free (tomato?) seeds. (Campbell's, via lj Gryphynshadow) ping.fm/YLufl

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