November 5th, 2016

Well, October has come and gone.

I believe that I was productive. I made a total of six submissions over the month with a total word count, after editing, of 22,000 words.

Not bad, but the real evaluation of how productive October really was, will be if any of my submissions are published. In September I made 2 submissions, and had 1 success, 1 rejection.

50% success ratio.

While I don’t expect that high a success ratio for October, ( My enthusiasm and expectations have been withered by years of rejection letters ) I do hope for a 15% success at least.

My real hope however, is for 2 of my horror shorts to achieve publication, at which point I plan to apply for HWA membership.

I’ve also been inspecting my expenses. So far, I am at a net loss, which is expected. Royalty checks don’t come until a story is published, and short stories only pay out once the publication has actually been completed. I have a fiscal goal to meet.

That my writing breaks even of expenses.

I’ve taken a week off to relax. Hopefully, my mind will be refreshed enough to create new worlds and new adventures.

Well, enough dilly-dally, back to the drawing board.