This is my Writing Progress Report July 2018.
My son started working for Grubhub on July fourth. He delivered a couple of orders that day. It’s been a great job for him.
Writing Progress from June 2018
I typed chapters 12, 15, 19, and 20 of Assassin in New Marl City in June of 2018.
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 for 2018 are; 0 different stories submitted a total of 0 times with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 0 rejections.
Events from June 2018
I attended Killer Heat: A Mystery Writers Weekend on June 9th, 2018. It was sponsored by the Cuyahoga County Public Library. The location was 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 on 1876 South Green Road South Euclid, Ohio 44121.
There was a keynote address, a presentation, three panels, and an interview.
The highlights were Megan Testa, MD a forensic psychiatrist taking us “Inside the Criminal Mind” and the interview with the keynote speaker, Laura DiSilverio.
Link to Cuyahoga County Public Library
Writing Goals for July 2018
Type the edits for Assassin in New Marl City Chapters 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36 in July of 2018.
Type Chapters 23, 25, 29, and 31 of Assassin in New Marl City in July of 2018.
Edit Chapter One of Assassin in New Marl City and submit to the Cleveland Writing Workshop on 07-14-18.
Edit Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Assassin in New Marl City using comments from the Advanced Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio.
Polish and submit the stories Space-Dog Confession, 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.
Edit Searcher of Riven.
Hire an editor for Searcher of Riven from Fiveer.
Edit Ruins of Yarnud.
Hire an editor for Ruins of Yarnud from Fiveer.
Planned Events for July 2018
Attend the Cleveland Writing Workshop on July 14, 2018, at the Holiday Inn at 6001 Rockside Road Independence, Ohio. There are five presentations throughout the day. This year’s instructor, Brian A. Klems, will critique the query letter that I have submitted. Editor Ricki Schultz will critique the first ten pages of my novel, Assassin in New Marl City. I will pitch that novel to Agent Cyle Young at the event.
The Cleveland Writing Workshop is run by Writing Day Workshops.
Attend the Confluence Conference from July 27 to July 29, 2018, at the Airport Sheraton in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Link to Confluence website
Purchase e-book covers for Searcher of Riven and Ruins of Yarnud from Fiveer.
Purchase an e-book cover for Assassin in New Marl City from Fiveer.
Put the novel, Assassin in New Marl City, into the writing program, Scrivener.
Complete a Query letter to use to find an agent for Assassin in New Marl City and submit to the Cleveland Writing Workshop on 07-14-18.
Links
Writing Progress Report July 2018
I wrote three blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my writing progress report for June 2018 linked below.