Writing Progress Report February 2020
This is my Writing Progress Report February 2020.
Outside the Sheraton in snowy Michigan at ConFusion Science Fiction Conference.
Writing Progress from January 2020
I wrote five blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my writing progress report for January 2019 linked below.
In July 2018, I completed the first draft of Assassin in New Marl City totaling 99,981 words and 36 chapters. Completed pre-draft two (30 chapters long) in December 2018 at 89,072 words. Finished draft two edits for Chapters 26 and 27 in August, chapters 28, 29, and 30 in September, and chapters 19 and 20 in October. I reviewed chapter 21 in November and chapter 25 in December to complete the draft two edit. I will start the third draft edits in March 2020.
In January, I submitted chapters 25 and 26 of Assassin in New Marl City to the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio library.
In January, I submitted the story “Hannibal Washington’s Fall” to the Introductory Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio library.
I made five posts on my Goodreads account in January.
In the past, I submitted the stories The Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, Get to the Point, LARP Film noir, and Sleeping Sickness to magazines.
I submitted “Popular Mechanics Re-brewed” to Daily Science Fiction online magazine in January.
Magazine submissions for 2020 are; 1 different story submitted 1 time with 0 accepted, 1 pending, and 0 rejection.
Events from January 2020
I attended the ConFusion Conference in Novi, Michigan from January 16 to 19, 2020. The Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association Sponsors ConFusion.
Writing Goals for February 2020
I plan to write five blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my Writing Progress Report for February 2020.
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 July 2019, I started the third draft edit for Chapter One and used it at the first pages workshop at Confluence 2019. I plan to complete third draft edits for chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 in March 2020.
Polish and submit the stories Caliburnus, Space-Dog Confession, White Bracer, Mage Squad, I Shall Not Return, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.
Submit the Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, LARP Film noir, Sleeping Sickness, and Popular Mechanics Re-brewed to other short fiction magazines.
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.
Write a story for the Introductory Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio library.
I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account; update the information on my Facebook and Twitter accounts and update all the pages of my website in February 2020.
Planned Events for February 2020
The next conference I plan to attend is Cleveland ConCoction on March 20 to 22, 2020.
This is a link to the Cleveland ConCoction website.