Writing Progress Report October 2020.
This is my Writing Progress Report October 2020.
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Writing Progress from September 2020.
I wrote four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my writing progress report for September 2020 linked below.
Updated nine posts on my website to improve their SEO rating to good, to leave 18 posts to update.
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 September 2020, I submitted Chapter 3 of my novel named Cuba Liberto to the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio library.
In September 2020, I submitted the story “Bowling Ball Story” to the Introductory Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio library.
Writing Progress from September 2020 Continued
I made five posts on my Goodreads account in September 2020.
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 are Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, and Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue to magazines.
I submitted “Caliburnus” to Fireside Magazine in September 2020.
I submitted “Principled Rouge” to Daily Science Fiction in September 2020.
Magazine submissions for 2020 are 6 unique stories submitted 15 times with 0 accepted, 2 pending, and 13 rejections.
Events from September 2020.
I attended virtual Dragon Con Atlanta from September 3 to 7, 2020, and attended eight events. This conference is a great opportunity for me because Atlanta is far away, and I am not likely to attend this con in person.
Link to Dragon Con’s website.
Writing Goals for October 2020.
I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my Writing Progress Report for October 2020.
The name of my next novel is Cuba Liberto. I plan to write Chapter 4 in October 2020 and submit it to the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio library.
In October 2020, I plan to submit a story to the Introductory Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio library.
In October 2020, I plan to submit Chapters 1 and 2 of Assassin in New Marl City to the Writing Workshop at South Euclid-Lyndhurst, 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 October 2020.
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 four submissions for October 2020.
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 October 2020 continued.
In October 2020, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account and update nine posts on my website to improve their SEO rating up to good leaving 9 posts left to update.
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 October 2020.
They canceled Confluence Conference Pittsburgh because of COVID-19. I plan to go to Confluence from July 23 to July 25, 2021. They will hold a virtual conference called C’monfluence the Novelization 2020, from October 2 to October 4. The Guest of Honor is Martha Wells. I plan to attend the conference virtually.
Link to Confluence’s website.