A Week of Writing: 9/10/18 to 9/16/18
A day late and a dollar short, as they say, but here’s my writing week that was.
Words to Write By
This week’s quote is from Jack London.
“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”
– Jack London
I really dig this quote. What it says to me is I can’t sit idle until I feel like writing. I have to get on with it. I have to hit my word count or work on those revisions, even when writing is the last thing I want to do. This is especially true when I have a deadline, and editors are waiting on an outline, or a draft, or revisions. This is not to say I always hit my word count or that I write every single day of my life, but I do it enough to finish the draft in a reasonable amount of time, hit the deadline, and keep the ol’ assembly line moving.
Note, this “write no matter what” attitude doesn’t work for everyone, and I’m not selling it as the one true way, but it does works for me.
The Novel
I’ve started the second round of revisions on Late Risers. Last week that consisted of reading through all the notes from my critique partners, creating a plan of attack, and addressing some minor issues throughout the novel as a way to reacquaint myself with the story. This week I’ll write some new chapters in the beginning of the book that better establish the rules of my world and a few important character relationships. I’ll also trim roughly the same amount of words from the exiting first act, which dragged on a bit.
Short Stories
Since my focus was primarily on the novel (and some out-of-town guests), I didn’t do much of anything with short stories. In fact, I didn’t do squat.
- Submissions Sent: 0
- Rejections: 0
- Acceptances: 1
- Publications: 1
- Shortlist: 0
I did get an acceptance last week (my 15th of the year) and one of my earlier acceptances was published. So, you know, not a terrible week on the ol’ submission front.
The Blog
I also lagged behind on blogging, and I only managed a single blog post.
9/10/18: A Week of Writing: 9/3/18 to 9/9/18
The usual weekly writing update.
Goals
Same as last week, the major goal is work on the revisions for Late Risers. Secondary to that goal is submit more short stories and get back on track with the blog.
Story Spotlight
This week’s story spotlight is “What Kind of Hero?” published last week by EllipsisZine. You can check it out by clicking the link or picture below.
“What Kind of Hero?”
That was my week. How was yours?
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