Hey everybody!
Don't you feel blessed to have another month to grow as writers? I do. And I'm thankful for last month. Here are a list of blessings God gave me last month
1. Submitted two short stories and, have a novelette very close, as well as a 1,000 word 1st draft.
2. Was selected for one of Port Yonder Press's Writing Groups - a huge blessing, as it will be a year of writing within a small group and experienced mentor, as well as the managing editor of PYP looking at our end of quarter work before we submit it. We will start at 1,000 word stories, then move up to 5k as the year goes on. I'll then be eligible for next year where they tackle novelettes, novellas and novels. This is a huge opportunity, and I'm so thankful.
3. I've gone through 200 notebook pages in editing/note taking for my sci-fi novel, and only have 43 pages left. My Novel Goals thread goal was to have it ready by the Aug. 13 writing conference w/Ted Dekker. I'm making good progress, making sure to get at least 4 chapters a week, but I don't know how long it will take to rewrite and polish. I can only take it one step at a time, and reflect how awesome it is that I'm this far already. My notes are around 60,000 words on my computer.
So, my goals for July are:
1) Work on my PYP writing group duties, including polishing a 1,000 word story and researching the right market for it before the end of the month critique session.
2) Polish my novelette and submit it.
3) Note take for the final 10 chapters in two weeks, then move on to next step (maybe note taking major edits needed)
4) If I can, submit to July 15th deadline for The Memory Eater Anthology.
5) Podcast and read...as always
