This is my Writing Progress Report December 2021.
I had a nice lunch at the Welshfield Inn on December 17, 2021.
Writing Progress from November 2021.
I wrote two blog posts for garydavidgillen.com, including my writing progress report for November 2021, linked below.
In November 2021, I couldn’t complete a chapter from my novel titled Cuba Liberto for the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio, library due to my back injury.
I submitted my story “The Crystal Ship” to the Introductory Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio, library in November 2021.
I completed the first draft of my novel Assassin in New Marl City in July 2018, 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. I hope to reset and complete the revisions in 2022.
Writing Progress from November 2021 Continued
I made five posts on my Goodreads account in November 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.
Magazine submissions for 2021 are 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections.
Events from November 2021.
No events to report this month.
Writing Goals for December 2021.
I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my Writing Progress Report for December 2021.
The title of the novel I am working on is Cuba Liberto. The first draft of the piece was a screenplay. My plan for the rewrite is 26 Chapters. I plan to complete writing Chapter 16 in January 2022 and submit it to the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio, library. (The group is skipping having a meeting in December 2021.)
In December 2021, I plan to submit a story to the Introductory Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio, library.
I plan to submit a story to the critters workshop in December 2021.
In December 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 both chapters to the SEL Wednesday Writing Workshop in February 2022.
I plan to work on third draft edits for Assassin in New Marl City using comments from the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio. In December 2021, I plan to complete third draft edits for renumbered Chapters 3 and 4.
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 December 2021 continued.
In December 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 December 2021.
The next event I would like to attend is ConFusion Detroit in January 2022. ConFusion Detroit 2020 was the last in-person con I attended. I have attended only virtual cons in the last two years. I would like ConFusion 2022 to be my next in-person con.
The next conference I plan to attend is ConFusion in Novi, Michigan, from January 21, 2022, to January 23, 2022. The Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association Sponsors ConFusion.
The following picture is from the ConFusion 2020 notice.
This is the phoenix logo for Rising ConFusion, rising out of the ashes of COVID-19.
