Writing Progress Report March 2020

This is my Writing Progress Report March 2020.

I went hiking at the West Woods in Russell, Ohio in February.

Writing Progress from February 2020

I wrote four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my writing progress report for February 2019 linked below.

Writing Progress Report February 2020

In July 2018, I completed the first draft of 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 second draft 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 second draft edit. I started writing a new Chapter 1 in February 2020 and plan to finish it in March 2020. The third draft will have 32 Chapters and I will start the third draft edits in March 2020.

In February, I submitted chapters 27 and 28 of Assassin in New Marl City to the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio library.

Writing Progress from February 2020 Continued

In February, I submitted the story “Dear Allie” to the Introductory Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio library.

I made five posts on my Goodreads account in February.

In the past, I submitted the stories The Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, Get to the Point, LARP Film noir, Sleeping Sickness, and Popular Mechanics Re-brewed to magazines.

I submitted “Caliburnus” to Daily Science Fiction online magazine in February.

Magazine submissions for 2020 are; 2 different stories submitted 2 times with 0 accepted, 1 pending, and 1 rejection.

Events from 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.

http://www.clevelandconcoction.org/

Writing Goals for March 2020

I plan to write five blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my Writing Progress Report for March 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 my earlier Chapter One and used it in the first pages workshop at Confluence 2019. I plan to complete third draft edits for chapters 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.

Writing Goals for March 2020 Continued

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.

In March 2020, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account and update ten posts on my website to improve their SEO.

Planned Events for March 2020