Writing Update for August

Ok, everyone. The clouds are starting to part a bit, things are getting back to normal. Feeling good…Turns out August has been BUSY, really busy. I hear that other people are out there, taking vacation…Right now. But sadly not true for yours truly. As they say, “No rest for the wicked.” So, my vacation will have to wait for until mid-September…So…

Let’s take a peak at the writing I managed this month.

The Writing
Alright, warming up, getting limber and getting back at it.

A little slower this month, but, like I said, life and work have chewed up a lot of attention this month. So, this month I’ve managed 4,061 words. Not a lot too bad for me. I usually aim for about 4,000 a month with all the other commitments I have taken into account. And I will add whatever I do this weekend to the total, but that still leaves me a bit behind…But…

I think the words are good and the story I’m working on is solid and growing. I also stopped a little prematurely on latest writing day at a high point, so I could pick up the story easily where I left off. And, today at the gym on the literal treadmill (well, actually, the bike), I figured out the perfect ending to the chapter. It’s got emotional lift, character development, bittersweet-ness. Agh! Can’t wait to write it…Damn!

So, that’s coming this weekend, Y’all!

Total Word Count: 4,061

The Submissions
Also did some more submitting this month. And waiting for Sept. 1 to come so I can start flogging my literary story more vigorously. Did get two submissions out there this month, but heard nothing back from editors, negative or positive. I also have one story still out there which I submitted last month…

…So, just waiting, waiting, waiting.

Total Submissions this Month: 2

Acceptances: 0

Rejections: 0

Total Stories Out: 3

The Pre-Writing
So why is it I get my best ideas when I should be doing something else? Why is it that all these ideas assault me on the street? At the gym? At lunch? During meetings? In the bathroom? When I’m minding my own business?

Well, thank God for: Post-It Notes, the Notes App on my phone, pen and paper and good, old-fashioned short-term memory. I have captured 2-3 solid story ideas this month. And I have this weird feeling it’s because I am deeply engaged in writing something that commands all my attention.

Oh well, that’s the way it goes. The good thing is I have captured and fleshed out a couple of cool ideas that I can’t wait to get to some day…And that’s a great thing!

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There we go! My writing update for August.

Not that much to it. Still writing, still thinking, still submitting. So, I’ll take it. Let me know what you’re up to in the Comments.

See you next time,

Darius

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[Original post was updated to reflect true word count for August of 4,061 words. I also deleted the words “a lot.”]