Wrote Chapters 15 and 21 of Assassin in New Marl City
The stories 4 Humours, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, Get to the Point, and LARP Film Noir have been submitted to magazines.
Statistics of magazine submissions since December 2016 are; 5 different stories submitted a total of 15 times with 0 accepted, 1 pending, and 14 rejections.
Events from October 2017
I attended the Indy Author Day on October 14, 2017, at Cuyahoga County Public Library at Lyndhurst, Ohio
Continue to work on Assassin in New Marl City. I want to expand the novel from 20 chapters to 36 chapters (98000 words total). Write Chapters 12, 19, and 23 of the novel this month. Chapters 25, 29, and 31 remain.
Type the Edits for Chapters 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, and 26 of Assassin in New Marl City.
Type Chapters 10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21, 22, 27, and 28.
Polish and submit the stories Hybrid-Dog Confession, White Bracer, Mage Squad, I Shall Not Return, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.
Submit 4 Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, and LARP Film Noir to other short fiction magazines.
Hire an editor for Searcher of Riven from Fiveer.
Hire an editor for Ruins of Yarnud from Fiveer.
Planned Events for November 2017
Purchase an e-book cover for Assassin in New Marl City from Fiveer.
Put the first ten chapters of Assassin in New Marl City into the writing program, Scrivener.
Work on completing a Query letter to use to find an agent for Assassin in New Marl.
Finished expanded Chapters 27 and 28 of Assassin in New Marl City
Wrote Chapter 10 of Assassin in New Marl City
Typed the Edits for Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
The stories 4 Humours, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, Get to the Point, and LARP Film Noir have been submitted to magazines.
Statistics of magazine submissions since December 2016 are; 5 different stories submitted a total of 15 times with 0 accepted, 1 pending, and 14 rejections.
Events from September 2017
I attended the 34th annual Western Reserve Writers Conference on September 23, 2017. It was located at the South Euclid-Lyndhurst branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library at the William N. Skirball writer’s center which is located at the branch. It was a one-day event with an introduction, a keynote speaker, three breakout sessions and one first page critique panel.
Continue to work on An Assassin in New Marl City. I want to expand the novel from 20 chapters to 36 chapters (98000 words total). Write Chapters 10 and 17 of the novel this month. Chapters 21, 12, 19, 23, 25, 29, and 31 remain.
Type the Edits for Chapters 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, and 26 of Assassin in New Marl City.
Type Chapters 10, 13, 14, 17, 22, 27, and 28.
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.
Submit 4 Humours, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, and LARP Film Noir to other short fiction magazines.
Planned Events for October 2017
Attend the Indy Author Day on October 14, 2017, at Cuyahoga County Public Library at Lyndhurst, Ohio.
Purchase an e-book cover for Assassin in New Marl City from Fiveer.
Put the first ten chapters of Assassin in New Marl City into the writing program, Scrivener.
Work on completing a Query letter to use to find an agent for Assassin in New Marl.
The stories 4 Humours, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, and LARP Film Noir have been submitted to magazines.
Started using the program Grammarly to check the grammar of my stories.
Statistics of magazine submissions since December 2016 are; 4 different stories submitted a total of 13 times with 0 accepted, 3 pending, and 10 rejections.
Events from August 2017
Attended the Confluence Conference on August 5, 2017, at the Airport Sheraton in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Continue to work on An Assassin in New Marl City. I want to expand the novel from 20 chapters to 36 chapters (100000 words total). Expand Chapter 27, expand Chapter 28, write Chapter 10 and write Chapter 17 of the novel this month.
Type the Edits for Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, and 26 of Assassin in New Marl City.
Polish and submit the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, Time Traveller One, Prisoner of Tarnal, Kay-Eye, and Get to the Point for submission to short fiction magazines.
Submit 4 Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, and LARP Film Noir to other short fiction magazines.
Planned Events for September 2017
Attend the Western Reserve Writers Conference on September 23, 2017, at the Cuyahoga County Public Library in Lyndhurst, Ohio
This is my Website Anniversary Report August 26, 2017.
Introduction
On August 26, 2016, I created my website at garydavidgillen.com. Making a website was part of my plan to become a social media experienced writer. I had written a novel and a few short stories over the years but had stopped writing in 2012. In December of 2015, I decided to start writing again. I finished the story I was writing in 2012 (called Dystopia then, now called Kay-Eye.) in that month and created a plan for 2016.
My 2016 plan called for writing four short stories, begin attending conventions, creating Facebook and Twitter accounts, and starting a website. I wanted to become a better writer and then expand the short novel that I had written in 1995 (it was called A Gathering in New Marl back then and I have renamed it Assassin in New Marl City).
Joined a meet-up group called the Cleveland Writers Press, where we discuss self-publishing and marketing. Joined a writer’s workshop group at the South Euclid-Lyndhurst Public Library and also one at the Parma-Snow Library. It has been a busy year and I expect a busier year next year.
Writing Progress from August 2016 to August 2017
Worked on Assassin in New Marl City. I wanted to expand the novel from 20 chapters to 36 chapters (100000 words total).
Wrote six chapters from January 2017 to August 2017, leaving ten more to write before the end of the year.
Bought a Map for Assassin in New Marl City from Fiveer in April 2017.
Bought a banner from Fiveer for my website, Facebook, and Twitter accounts in April 2017. (It is the banner at the beginning of this report.)
January 2016 to August 2016 I wrote 4 Humours and Space Station Sunyata.
August 2016 to October 2016 I wrote White Bracer and Mage Squad.
January 2017 to August 2017 I wrote the flash fiction short stories LARP Film Noir, Hybrid-Dog Confession, and Get to the Point.
Statistics of magazine submissions from December 2016 to August 2017 are; 3 different stories (4 Humours, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard) submitted a total of 12 times with 0 accepted, 2 pending, and 10 rejections.
This post is my 55th post in this last year for the website including 29 Book Reviews, 12 Writing Progress Reports, 8 Conference Recaps, and 6 Which Posts.
Events from July 2016 to August 2017
July 23, 2016, Ohio Expos in Fairlawn, Ohio
July 30 and July 31, 2016, Confluence in Pittsburgh, PA
September 24, 2016, Western Reserve Writers Conference in South Euclid, Ohio
October 8 and October 9, 2016, Capclave in Gaithersburg, MD
November 12, 2016, Indy Writer’s Conference in Parma, Ohio
February 18, 2017, Winter Fiction Fest in Cleveland, Ohio
March 10 to March 12, 2017, Concoction in Cleveland, Ohio
May 13, 2017, Marcon in Columbus, Ohio
July 19, 2017, Cleveland Inkubator in Cleveland, Ohio
August 5, 2017, Confluence in Pittsburgh, PA
Writing Goals for August 2017 to August 2018
Complete Assassin in New Marl City (about 100000 words). Edit the novel and try to get an agent to sell it to a traditional publisher or prepare to self-publish it.
Get a cover for Assassin in New Marl City.
Self-publish Searcher of Riven (about 11000 words) and Ruins of Yarnud (about 24000 words).
My screenplay is called Cuba Liberto (about 24000 words). I want to turn it into a novel and expand it to about 72000 words. I plan to complete this novel by the end of 2018.
Complete the short story called Chemthurgy (about 6000 words)
Continue to submit 4 Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to other short fiction magazines.
Polish and submit the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, Time Traveller One, Prisoner of Tarnal, Kay-Eye, LARP Film Noir, Hybrid-Dog Confession, and Get to the Point for submission to short fiction magazines.
Planned Events for August 2017 to August 2018
September 23, 2017, Western Reserve Writers Conference in South Euclid, Ohio
November 4 and November 5, 2017, Book Baby Writer’s Conference in Philadelphia, PA
November 2017 Indy Writer’s Conference in Parma, Ohio
February 17 and February 18, 2018, Capricon in Chicago, IL
February 2018 Winter Fiction Fest in Cleveland, Ohio
March 9 to March 11, 2018, Concoction in Cleveland, Ohio
March 30 to April 1, 2018, Conglomeration at Louisville, KY
May 2018 Nebula Award Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
July 2018 Cleveland Inkubator in Cleveland, Ohio
August 2018 Confluence in Pittsburgh, PA
Links
In 2017, I wrote forty-seven blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my writing progress report for August 2017 linked below.
Wrote a chapter of Torso novel to submit to a writing workshop
The stories 4 Humours, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard are ready to be submitted to magazines.
Statistics of magazine submissions since December 2016 are; 3 different stories submitted a total of 10 times with 0 accepted, 1 pending, and 9 rejections.
Events from July 2017
Attended the Cleveland Inkubator at the Cleveland Public Library on July 29, 2017. It is sponsored by Literary Cleveland. It is a one day writing conference.
This is the link to the Literary Cleveland website.
Continue to work on An Assassin in New Marl City. I want to expand the novel from 20 chapters to 36 chapters (100000 words total). Finish Chapter 14, write Chapter 22, and write Chapter 29 of the novel this month.
Type the Edits for Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of Assassin in New Marl City.
Edit Chapters 15, 16, 18, and 20 of Assassin in New Marl City.
Polish and submit the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, Time Traveller One, Prisoner of Tarnal, Kay-Eye, Cosplay Film Noir, and Get to the Point for submission to short fiction magazines.
Submit 4 Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to other short fiction magazines.
Planned Events for August 2017
Attend the Confluence Conference on August 4 to August 6, 2017 at the Airport Sheraton in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Edited Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of An Assassin in New Marl City.
Started Chapter 11 of An Assassin in New Marl City.
Start Chemithurgy short story and prepare it to submitting it to a writing workshop.
The stories 4 Humours, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard can be sent to other magazines.
Events from June 2017
Graduation party on June 3, 2017.
Attended Cleveland Indians game on June 27, 2017.
Registered for Cleveland Inkubator which is on July 29, 2017.
Writing Goals for July 2017
Continue to work on An Assassin in New Marl City. I want to expand the novel from 20 chapters to 36 chapters (100000 words total). Finish chapter 11, write Chapter 13, and write Chapter 14 of the novel this month.
Edit Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of An Assassin in New Marl City.
Write first part of Chemithurgy short story.
Write a chapter of Torso novel.
Polish and submit the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, Time Traveller One, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.
Submit 4 Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to other short fiction magazines.
Planned Events for July 2017
Attend the Cleveland Inkubator at the Cleveland Public Library on July 29, 2017. Sponsored by Literary Cleveland. It is a one day writing conference.
This is the link to the Literary Cleveland website.
Attended the Cleveland Cavaliers Playoff Game against Boston on 05-23-17
Writing Goals for June 2017
Continue to work on An Assassin in New Marl City. I want to expand the novel from 20 chapters to 36 chapters (100000 words total). Complete Chapter 4 and write chapter 11 of the novel this month.
Edit Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of An Assassin in New Marl City.
Polish and submit the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, Time Traveller One, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.
Submit 4 Humors and Grognard to other short fiction magazines.
Planned Events for June 2017
Purchase an e-book cover for An Assassin in New Marl City from Fiveer.
Put the first ten chapters of An Assassin in New Marl City into the writing program Scrivener.
Work on completing a Query letter to use to find an agent for An Assassin in New Marl.
Reread Chapters 2 and 3 of An Assassin in New Marl City.
The story Space Station Sunyata is still in review at a short fiction magazine.
The stories 4 Humours and Grognard can be sent to other magazines.
Events from April 2017
Attended ConCoction Volunteer Meeting on 04-25-17 at Critical Hit Games 13433 Cedar Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
Writing Goals for May 2017
Continue to work on An Assassin in New Marl City. I want to expand the novel from 20 chapters to 36 chapters (100000 words total). Write chapters 4 and 11 of the novel this month.
Polish and submit the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, Time Traveller One, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.
Submit 4 Humors and Grognard to other short fiction magazines.
Planned Events for May 2017
Attend Marcon from 05-12-17 to 05-14-17 at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio.
I completed 12 of the 21 exercises to complete the exercises from Sarah Domet’s book called 90 Days to Your Novel.
Completed a draft for a new Chapter 1 of An Assassin in New Marl.
Submitted the story 4 Humours to a short fiction magazine.
The stories 4 Humours and Space Station Sunyata are still in review at other magazines.
The story Grognard can be sent to another magazine.
Events from March 2017
Attended ConCoction from March 10 to March 12, 2017, at the Sheraton Cleveland Airport 5300 Riverside Drive, Cleveland, OH 44135. I volunteered for 12 hours at the event in the Con Suite.
Continue to work on An Assassin in New Marl City. I want to expand the novel from 20 chapters to 36 chapters (100000 words total). Write four more additional chapters of the novel.
Polish and submit the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, Time Traveller One, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.
Submit Grognard to another short fiction magazine.
Planned Events for April 2017
Planning on purchasing an e-book cover for An Assassin in New Marl City from Fiveer.
Put the first nine chapters of An Assassin in New Marl City into the writing program Scrivener.
Work on completing a Query letter to use to find an agent for An Assassin in New Marl.
I completed 9 of the 21 exercises from Sarah Domet’s book called 90 Days to Your Novel.
Submitted the story 4 Humours to a short fiction magazine.
The stories 4 Humours and Space Station Sunyata are still in review at other magazines.
The story Grognard was not accepted.
Events from February 2017
I attended the Winter Fiction Fest on February 18th that was held at Loganberry Books at 13015 Larchmere Blvd. Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120 and was sponsored by Literary Cleveland. There were four panels presented which featured Mary Doria Russell, Casey Daniels and Shelly Costa, DM Pulley, Geoffrey Landis, and Mary Turzillo.
Attended the volunteer meeting for Concoction on February 21, 2017, at Critical Hit Games 13433 Cedar Road Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118. Learned about the convention and signed up to help.
Writing Goals for March 2017
A Gathering in New Marl (New name is An Assassin in New Marl City) is a 55000-word short novel I wrote many years ago. I want to expand the novel from 20 chapters to 36 chapters (100000 words total). I intend to follow the method described in Sarah Domet’s book called 90 Days to Your Novel.
The book starts with 21 exercises that I plan to complete. After that I will write the 16 new chapters of the novel in an additional 20 weeks. My March plan is to finish the exercises and write three of the additional 16 chapters.
Polish and submit the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, Time Traveller One, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.
Submit Grognard to another short fiction magazine.
Planned Events for March 2017
Planning on purchasing a map and an e-book cover for An Assassin in New Marl City from Fiveer.
Download the trial of the writing program Scrivener and use it on my novel to see if I like it.
Work on completing a Query letter to use to find an agent for An Assassin in New Marl.
Attend ConCoction from March 10 to March 12, 2017, at the Sheraton Cleveland Airport 5300 Riverside Drive, Cleveland, OH 44135. I will volunteer for 12 hours at the event. Role unknown at this time.
