2012 update

Happy New Year!

My writing status is as follows:
(I picked up the habit of saying "as follows" while working in a law office & i can't seem to shake it.)

I have one sci-fi short story, "A Singular Being", which is complete, which I will continue marketing to publications on the SFWA (Science Fiction Writers of America)  Qualifying Short Fiction Venues list. It was rejected by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in May of 2011 with a personal note wishing me luck with the story. That was a first for me, as I've always gotten form letter rejections before, and I found it very encouraging.

I have one sci-fi short story, "The Daily Grind", which needs one more revision before I consider it complete & can do the same. The revision may involve changing a recipe that is central to the story. I may ask writer, cook, & geek Cyn Mackley for feedback on this.

I completed draft one of my novel THAT AND A TOKEN during nanowrimo of 2010. It was a messy Draft 1, which is probably typical of nanowrimo. While writing it I never made fundamental decisions about things like tense and person. Draft 2 has been completed up to chapter 3.

I also have an ideas & future fiction folder in case I need to go back to the well.

Day to day i am focusing on things like what's for dinner, what medical people do i need to see to live comfortably with my disability, & finding an apartment with an elevator in case I need assistive equipment I can't get up the stairs to the 4th floor. After I've sent out one batch of applications for housing lotteries I will get back to a day to day focus on writing.

Until next time,
Me

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