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This is my Writing Progress Report August 2023.

I attended the Confluence Conference near Pittsburgh, PA, from July 21, 2023, to July 23, 2023. They held the conference at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel in Coraopolis, PA.

Writing Progress from July 2023.

I wrote two blog posts for my website, garydavidgillen.com. One post was my writing progress report for July 2023, which is linked below.

Writing Progress Report July 2023

In July 2023, I did not submit a story to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call.

I submitted my short story, named Google Chat, to the Fiction Writing Workshop at the Parma, Ohio, library in July 2023.

Writing Progress from July 2023 Continued

I made five posts on my Goodreads account in July 2023.

In June 2023, I started an account on the submission grinder.

In the past, I submitted the stories; Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.

The seven Flash Fiction Stories I submitted in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.

Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. No submissions for 2022. None for 2023.

Events from July 2023.

I attended the Confluence Conference near Pittsburgh, PA, from July 21, 2023, to July 23, 2023. They held the conference at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel in Coraopolis, PA.

Recap for the Confluence SF Conference Pittsburgh on July 30, 2022, at the Sheraton. I also attended the Confluence in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. I attended 3 panels, two readings, an improv comedy show, a concert, and the guest of honor presentation.

Confluence SF Conference Pittsburgh 2022

Writing Goals for August 2023.

In August 2023, I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my Writing Progress Report for August 2023.

I plan to submit a story to the Fiction Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio, library in August 2023.

In August 2023, I plan to submit a short story to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop at the Parma, Ohio, library.

In August 2023, I plan to work on third draft edits for Assassin in New Marl City using comments from the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio. I plan to split Chapter 1 into two chapters and add a scene to the new Chapter 1.

Submit the stories Space-Dog Confession, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, LARP Film Noir, Sleeping Sickness, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, and Caliburnus. to other short fiction magazines.

Polish and submit the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, I Shall Not Return, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.

Writing Goals for August 2023 continued.

In August 2023, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.

Put the novel Assassin in New Marl City into the writing program, Scrivener.

Buy an e-book cover for Assassin in New Marl City from Fiveer.

Planned Events for August 2023.

The next event I plan to attend is the Cleveland Inkubator at the Cleveland Public Library on September 10, 2023. Literary Cleveland sponsors it. It is a one-day writing conference.

https://www.litcleveland.org/

This is my Writing Progress Report July 2023.

I attended the Proud to be Slovenian Day at Slovenska Pristava in Harpersfield, Ohio on June 25, 2023. Great food, performances, and fellowship.

Writing Progress from June 2023.

I wrote two blog posts for my website, garydavidgillen.com. One post was my writing progress report for June 2023, which is linked below.

Writing Progress Report June 2023

In June 2023, I submitted Chapter One of Four of my novelette Chemithurgy, to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call.

I did not submit a story to the Fiction Writing Workshop at the Parma, Ohio, library in June 2023.

I did not submit a short story to the Critters.org online workshop in June 2023.

Writing Progress from June 2023 Continued

I made five posts on my Goodreads account in June 2023.

In June, I started an account on the submission grinder.

In the past, I submitted the stories; Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.

The seven Flash Fiction Stories I submitted in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.

Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. No submissions for 2022. None for 2023.

Events from June 2023.

The next event I plan to attend is the Confluence Conference near Pittsburgh, PA, on July 21, 2023, to July 23, 2023. They will hold the conference at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel in Coraopolis, PA.

Recap for the Confluence SF Conference Pittsburgh on July 30, 2022, at the Sheraton. I also attended the Confluence in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. I attended 3 panels, two readings, an improv comedy show, a concert, and the guest of honor presentation.

Confluence SF Conference Pittsburgh 2022

Writing Goals for July 2023.

In July 2023, I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my Writing Progress Report for June 2023.

I plan to submit a story to the Fiction Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio, library in July 2023.

In July 2023, I plan to submit a short story to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio, library.

I plan to submit a story to the critters workshop in July 2023.

In July 2023, I plan to work on third draft edits for Assassin in New Marl City using comments from the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio. I plan to split Chapter 1 into two chapters and add a scene to the new chapter 1.

Submit the stories Space-Dog Confession, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, LARP Film noir, Sleeping Sickness, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, and Caliburnus. to other short fiction magazines.

Polish and submit the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, I Shall Not Return, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.

Writing Goals for July 2023 continued.

In July 2023, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.

Put the novel Assassin in New Marl City into the writing program, Scrivener.

Buy an e-book cover for Assassin in New Marl City from Fiveer.

Planned Events for July 2023.

The next event I plan to attend is the Confluence Conference near Pittsburgh, PA, on July 21, 2023, to July 23, 2023. They will hold the conference at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel in Coraopolis, PA. It was an in-person conference this year again, now with no COVID restrictions.

Recap for the Confluence SF Conference Pittsburgh on July 30, 2022, at the Sheraton. I also attended the Confluence in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. I attended 3 panels, two readings, an improv comedy show, a concert, and the guest of honor presentation.

Confluence SF Conference Pittsburgh 2022

The link to the Confluence website.

http://parsec-sff.org/confluence/

T-shirt for Confluence 2023.

This is my Writing Progress Report June 2023.

I attended the Marcon conference in Columbus, Ohio, from May 26, 2023, to May 28, 2023. This picture is from the panel discussion concerning the TV show Babylon 5.

Writing Progress from May 2023.

I wrote two blog posts for my website, garydavidgillen.com. One post was my writing progress report for May 2023, which is linked below.

Writing Progress Report May 2023

In May 2023, I submitted my story, Mixtape, to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call.

I submitted a short story, the care, and Training of your new space dog, to the Fiction Writing Workshop at the Parma, Ohio, library in May 2023.

I did not submit a short story to the Critters.org online workshop in May 2023.

Writing Progress from May 2023 Continued

I made five posts on my Goodreads account in May 2023.

In the past, I submitted the stories; Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.

The seven Flash Fiction Stories I submitted in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.

Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. No submissions for 2022. None for 2023.

Events from May 2023.

I attended the Marcon conference in Columbus, Ohio, from May 26, 2023, to May 28, 2023. They held the conference at the downtown Columbus Hyatt after holding the conference the last few years at Crowne Plaza North Hotel in Worthington, Ohio.

This is a link to the Marcon website.

https://www.marcon.org/home

This is a link to the Marcon Conference Facebook account.

https://www.facebook.com/MARConOH/

Writing Goals for June 2023.

In June 2023, I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my Writing Progress Report for May 2023.

I plan to submit a story to the Fiction Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio, library in June 2023.

In June 2023, I plan to submit a short story to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio, library.

I plan to submit a story to the critters workshop in June 2023.

In June 2023, I plan to work on third draft edits for Assassin in New Marl City using comments from the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio. I plan to split Chapter 1 into two chapters and add a scene to the new chapter 1.

Submit the stories Space-Dog Confession, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, LARP Film noir, Sleeping Sickness, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, and Caliburnus. to other short fiction magazines.

Polish and submit the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, I Shall Not Return, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.

Writing Goals for June 2023 continued.

In June 2023, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.

Start an account on the submission grinder.

Put the novel Assassin in New Marl City into the writing program, Scrivener.

Buy an e-book cover for Assassin in New Marl City from Fiveer.

Planned Events for June 2023.

The next event I plan to attend is the Confluence Conference near Pittsburgh, PA, on July 21, 2023, to July 23, 2023. They will hold the conference at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel in Coraopolis, PA. It was an in-person conference this year again, now with no COVID restrictions.

Recap for the Confluence SF Conference Pittsburgh on July 30, 2022, at the Sheraton. I also attended the Confluence in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. I attended 3 panels, two readings, an improv comedy show, a concert, and the guest of honor presentation

Confluence SF Conference Pittsburgh 2022

The link to the Confluence website.

http://parsec-sff.org/confluence/

T-shirt for Confluence 2023.

This is my Writing Progress Report May 2023.

I attended Ice and Fire Con at Deer Creek Lodge in Mt. Sterling, Ohio, from April 27 to April 30, 2023. The conference covers all things Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon.

Writing Progress from April 2023.

I wrote two blog posts for my website, garydavidgillen.com. One post was my writing progress report for April 2023, which is linked below.

Writing Progress Report April 2023

In April 2023, I submitted my story, Catfish, to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call.

I did not submit a short story to the Fiction Writing Workshop at the Parma, Ohio, library in April 2023.

I did not submit a short story to the Critters.org online workshop in April 2023.

Writing Progress from April 2023 Continued

I made five posts on my Goodreads account in April 2023.

In the past, I submitted the stories; Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.

The seven Flash Fiction Stories I submitted in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.

Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. No submissions for 2022. None for 2023.

Events from April 2023.

I attended Ice and Fire Con at Mt. Sterling, Ohio, from April 27 to April 30, 2023. The conference covers all things Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon.

This is a link to the Ice and Fire Conference website.

http://www.iceandfirecon.com/

Writing Goals for May 2023.

In May 2023, I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my Writing Progress Report for April 2023.

I plan to submit a story to the Fiction Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio, library in May 2023.

In May 2023, I plan to submit a short story to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio, library.

I plan to submit a story to the critters workshop in May 2023.

In May 2023, I plan to work on third draft edits for Assassin in New Marl City using comments from the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio. I plan to split Chapter 1 into two chapters and add a scene to the new Chapter 1.

Submit the stories Space-Dog Confession, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, LARP Film Noir, Sleeping Sickness, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, and Caliburnus. to other short fiction magazines.

Polish and submit the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, I Shall Not Return, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.

Writing Goals for May 2023 continued.

In May 2023, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.

Put the novel Assassin in New Marl City into the writing program, Scrivener.

Buy an e-book cover for Assassin in New Marl City from Fiveer.

Planned Events for May 2023.

The next event I plan to attend is the Marcon conference in Columbus, Ohio, from May 26, 2023, to May 28, 2023. They will hold the conference at the downtown Columbus Hyatt after holding the conference the last few years at Crowne Plaza North Hotel in Worthington, Ohio.

This is a link to the Marcon website.

https://www.marcon.org/home

This is a link to the Marcon Conference Facebook account.

https://www.facebook.com/MARConOH/

This is my Writing Progress Report April 2023.

I attended the Cleveland Concoction, from March 17, 2023, to March 19, 2023, at the Bertram Inn and Conference Center, Aurora, Ohio.

Writing Progress from March 2023.

I wrote two blog posts for my website, garydavidgillen.com. One post was my writing progress report for March 2023, which is linked below.

Writing Progress Report March 2023

In March 2023, I submitted my story, Catfish, to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call.

I did not submit a short story to the Fiction Writing Workshop at the Parma, Ohio, library in March 2023.

I did not submit a short story to the Critters.org online workshop in March 2023.

Writing Progress from March 2023 Continued

I made five posts on my Goodreads account in March 2023.

In the past, I submitted the stories; Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.

The seven Flash Fiction Stories I submitted in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.

Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. No submissions for 2022. None for 2023.

Events from March 2023.

I attended the Cleveland Concoction, from March 17, 2023, to March 19, 2023. They held the conference at the Bertram Inn and Conference Center at 600 North Aurora Road, Aurora, Ohio.

This is a link to the ConCoction website.

http://www.clevelandconcoction.org/

I attended the Western Reserve Writers Conference at the South Euclid-Lyndhurst branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library in Lyndhurst, Ohio on March 25, 2023.

This is a link to the Cuyahoga County Library website.

https://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/

Writing Goals for April 2023.

In April 2023, I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my Writing Progress Report for April 2023.

I plan to submit a story to the Fiction Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio, library in April 2023.

In April 2023, I plan to submit a short story to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio, library.

I plan to submit a story to the critters workshop in April 2023.

In April 2023, I plan to work on third draft edits for Assassin in New Marl City using comments from the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio. I plan to split Chapter 1 into two chapters and add a scene to the new Chapter 1.

Submit the stories Space-Dog Confession, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, LARP Film Noir, Sleeping Sickness, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, and Caliburnus. to other short fiction magazines.

Polish and submit the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, I Shall Not Return, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.

Writing Goals for April 2023 continued.

In April 2023, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.

Put the novel Assassin in New Marl City into the writing program, Scrivener.

Buy an e-book cover for Assassin in New Marl City from Fiveer.

Planned Events for April 2023.

The next event I plan to attend is Ice and Fire Con at Mt. Sterling, Ohio, from April 27 to April 30, 2023. The conference covers all things Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon.

This is a link to the Ice and Fire Conference website.

http://www.iceandfirecon.com/