April 2, 2014
Publishing
So I've got three proofs going back and forth with Createspace: a gift book for family members, Songs from the Dust, and the mass market edition of Dowse and Bleed, which is still gorgeous by the way. I got two ordered, one submitted, and the Kindle edition of Dowse and Bleed finally published. I also have some more editing of Songs from the Dust despite having a print copy on the way because I want to change something on the cover and forgot to add author info in the back. Wow, scribbler. Really batting a thousand.
Anthologizing and Completing Fiction
Creating an anthology isn't as hard as I thought if I have my arms around what I want from the collection. It seems a lot like writing fiction: once I have that handle on the overall arc, I can fly through the story. Same thing happened with creating Songs from the Dust. I knew what I wanted and it just came together with ease.
Today, I work on "Justice." I have an idea of what I want and there's the matter of theme. I've hit on the need for theme and I think thecatisacritic gave it to me buried in with the rest. Let's see what can happen.
Headspace
I spent some time cleaning out my inbox because it needed to be done. I didn't really deal with much, but I deleted a couple hundred emails and finally moved a few thousand into their folders to end up with 9. Yahoo has corrected the most egregious of their errors and so I could actually find my email again. Though the search is still wonky.
Writing
Started on "Justice," then got poetically side-tracked with a poem I want off that 'unfinished' list. Getting back on track. (No, it's not finished.)
Wrote 232 words. Hashed out ideas with thecatisacritic. Have bunny. And got it to 553 words.
Again, will edit this post if I get any more done.
Word Counts
- Fiction: 553 words
- Poetry: 102 lines | 530 words
- Blog: 400 words
April Totals
- Poetry: 35 lines | 274 words
- Blog: 836 words
Pieces Started Not Finished (2014)
- Fiction: Hear the Stars, novella.
- Nonfiction/Blog: Indie Author Guide to Genre, book/blog series.
- Poem: Untitled - You gave me a name...
- Poem: Untitled - The way riverbeds miss the water...
- Fiction/Fanfic: "Blank Verse," probably novella but not sure.
- Fiction/Fanfic: “Justice,” short story.
- Poem: "The Cup"
- Poem: Untitled - Daughter
April Completed Pieces
- Poem: “Sorry to Differ,” 8 lines | 147 words.
- Poem: “It Answers Back,” 14 lines | 71 words.
- Poem: “I Think I Shall,” 13 lines | 58 words.
