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abracanabra02/14/10, Sunday, Valentine's Day
* Finished 2nd and 3rd of 3 critters crits.
* Used MPC to bump "Ekaterina and the Firebird" to the top of the Critters critique list.
* Read Duotrope and WritersDigest newsletters and updated market list from it.
* Publisher-Author Outreach as it could be: http://christinakatz.com/publishers-seven-types-of-outreach-to-cement-the-publisher-author-bond-boost-the-sales-of-every-single-book/
* Donald Maas' _The Career Novelist_ available as free PDF download: http://www.maassagency.com/books.html#career
* Finally(!) got around to making the 20 minutes worth of changes to get "The Unkindness of Ravens," which I think is one of the best stories I've written so far, ready to submit. All 15,800 words of it. ::facepalm:: For context, most publications don't accept stories over 6,000 words, and even fewer accept over 10,000. OTOH, the best publications generally do.
* Submitted "The Unkindness of Ravens" to Writers of the Future.
02/13/10, Saturday, most of day spent doing photo shoot and cleaning photos.
* Write with awareness and honesty: http://ann-leckie.livejournal.com/143513.html#cutid1
* The Novelist Survival Kit, for use while waiting for publication/acceptance: http://jenniferechols.livejournal.com/120823.html
* When somebody on the internet is Wrong: http://jimhines.livejournal.com/490688.html
* Nathan Bransford's query letter workshop forum: http://forums.nathanbransford.com/viewforum.php?f=12
* Processed Emerald Tales' receipt acknowledgment of "These Things Take Time."
* Worked on critiques for MinnSpec meeting next week. No more last-minute writing of critiques that same morning!
02/11/10, Thursday
* Did 1 of 3 critiques needed to get "Ekaterina" bumped to the top of the queue.
* Prepped crit #2.
02/10/10, Wednesday
* Posted freewriting, writing log, NanoWri
* Wrote in transitions for "Ekaterina"--there were as many of them missing as I feared.
* Submitted "Ekaterina and the Firebird" to MinnSpec for the next critique session, and loaded it up to Critters. Next up, getting 3 crits done so I can use my MPC to boost it to the top of the queue.
* Went through manuscripts file and updated various statuses, marking down where I need to query on status or check the contract to find out when I can sell reprint rights again.
* Added "Ekaterina and the Firebird," Platinadar project, and "Her Alien Baby" to the manuscripts.
* Processed "Periwinkle Eyes" non-win of the Micro Award.
* Finished 2nd and 3rd of 3 critters crits.
* Used MPC to bump "Ekaterina and the Firebird" to the top of the Critters critique list.
* Read Duotrope and WritersDigest newsletters and updated market list from it.
* Publisher-Author Outreach as it could be: http://christinakatz.com/publishers-seven-types-of-outreach-to-cement-the-publisher-author-bond-boost-the-sales-of-every-single-book/
* Donald Maas' _The Career Novelist_ available as free PDF download: http://www.maassagency.com/books.html#career
* Finally(!) got around to making the 20 minutes worth of changes to get "The Unkindness of Ravens," which I think is one of the best stories I've written so far, ready to submit. All 15,800 words of it. ::facepalm:: For context, most publications don't accept stories over 6,000 words, and even fewer accept over 10,000. OTOH, the best publications generally do.
* Submitted "The Unkindness of Ravens" to Writers of the Future.
02/13/10, Saturday, most of day spent doing photo shoot and cleaning photos.
* Write with awareness and honesty: http://ann-leckie.livejournal.com/143513.html#cutid1
* The Novelist Survival Kit, for use while waiting for publication/acceptance: http://jenniferechols.livejournal.com/120823.html
* When somebody on the internet is Wrong: http://jimhines.livejournal.com/490688.html
* Nathan Bransford's query letter workshop forum: http://forums.nathanbransford.com/viewforum.php?f=12
* Processed Emerald Tales' receipt acknowledgment of "These Things Take Time."
* Worked on critiques for MinnSpec meeting next week. No more last-minute writing of critiques that same morning!
02/11/10, Thursday
* Did 1 of 3 critiques needed to get "Ekaterina" bumped to the top of the queue.
* Prepped crit #2.
02/10/10, Wednesday
* Posted freewriting, writing log, NanoWri
* Wrote in transitions for "Ekaterina"--there were as many of them missing as I feared.
* Submitted "Ekaterina and the Firebird" to MinnSpec for the next critique session, and loaded it up to Critters. Next up, getting 3 crits done so I can use my MPC to boost it to the top of the queue.
* Went through manuscripts file and updated various statuses, marking down where I need to query on status or check the contract to find out when I can sell reprint rights again.
* Added "Ekaterina and the Firebird," Platinadar project, and "Her Alien Baby" to the manuscripts.
* Processed "Periwinkle Eyes" non-win of the Micro Award.