Writing Progress Report April 2021.
This is my Writing Progress Report April 2021.
The James A. Garfield Memorial Monument at Lakeview Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. I toured the cemetery on April 3, 2021.
Writing Progress from March 2021.
I wrote three blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my writing progress report for March 2021 linked below.
In July 2018, I completed the first draft of my novel Assassin in New Marl City, totaling 99,981 words and 36 chapters. Completed pre-second draft (30 chapters long) in December 2018 at 89,072 words. Finished the second draft edits in December 2019 to complete the second draft edit. I started writing a new Chapter 1 in February 2020 and finished it in April 2020. The third draft will have 32 Chapters, and I finished the third draft edits on Chapter 3 in July 2020.
In March 2021, I submitted Chapter 8 of my novel titled Cuba Liberto to the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio library.
In March 2021, I submitted the story “DNA Test” to the Introductory Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio library.
Writing Progress from March 2020 Continued
I made five posts on my Goodreads account in March 2021.
In the past, I submitted the stories; Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.
The seven Flash Fiction Stories I have submitted in 2020 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, and Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue to magazines.
In January 2021, I submitted “Runs with Scissors” to Fireside Magazine. It is still open.
Magazine submissions for 2021 are 4 unique stories submitted 4 times with 0 accepted, 1 pending, and 3 rejections.
The Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores Magazine suggested the critters workshop to me. My new plan is to submit all stories to the critters workshop before sending the stories to magazines. With the workshop feedback, I will make the last revision before submission. I plan to send in stories starting in March 2021. In the critters workshop points are earned with adequate critiques of other workshop stories. To submit stories, the author must maintain a 75% critique rate. That means three critiques per month average.
I submitted “Sleeping Sickness” to the critters workshop in March 2021.
Events from March 2021.
Ice & Fire Con is a convention themed around George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice & Fire series and HBO’s Game of Thrones. Ice & Fire in-person cons were canceled for 2020 and 2021. Ice & Fire Virtual Con will be held from April 22 to April 25, 2021. I plan to attend.
Marcon Columbus has dates posted for May 7 to May 9, 2021. I have attended this con many times and would like to attend it in 2021. I plan to have my COVID-19 shots in April 2021, so they may hold the con and I could attend.
I attended the virtual Confluence Pittsburgh Con in October 2020. They canceled their in-person con for 2021, but they plan to hold a virtual con in October 2021, and I plan to attend.
Writing Goals April 2021.
I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my Writing Progress Report for April 2021.
The title of my next novel is Cuba Liberto. I plan to complete writing Chapter 9 in April 2021 and submit it to the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio library.
In April 2021, I plan to submit a story to the Introductory Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio library.
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 complete third draft edits for Chapters 4 and 5 in April 2021.
In April and May 2021, I plan to split Chapter 1 of Assassin in New Marl City into two chapters. I plan to work on these chapters and then submit them to the SEL Wednesday Writing Workshop in June 2021.
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. I plan one submission to the critters workshop in March 2021.
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 2021 continued.
In April 2021, 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 2021.
Ice & Fire Con is a convention themed around George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice & Fire series and HBO’s Game of Thrones. Ice & Fire in-person cons were canceled for 2020 and 2021. Ice & Fire Virtual Con will be held from April 22 to April 25, 2021. I plan to attend.
Marcon Columbus has dates posted for May 7 to May 9, 2021. I have attended this con many times and would like to attend it in 2021. I plan to have my COVID-19 shots in April 2021, so they may hold the con and I could attend.
I attended the virtual Confluence Pittsburgh Con in October 2020. They canceled their in-person con for 2021, but they plan to hold a virtual con in October 2021, and I plan to attend.