So what has 2009 been like for my writing? Well not too bad actually. Of course there’ve been disappointments, rejections, entries in competitions that came nowhere – but when I put together everything that I have achieved this year – well here it is and I’m quite pleased with this 2009 writing round up.
Publishing achievements:
Short Stories Published in 2009
Rosemary Lane, Pseudopod February 2009
Cone Key, Escape Velocity Magazine, March 2009
The Last Traces, Footprints (Hadley Rille Books) July 2009
The Oracle, Jupiter SF, July 2009
Short Story Sales in 2009
The Last Traces, sold to Footprints Anthology (Hadley Rille Books) published July 2009
Symbionts, sold to Absent Willow review (publication due Feb 2010)
Writing achievements:
Total number of short stories completed: 7
Novel status – 1: Two complete rewrites
2: ½ written first draft
Also – the Hangman Inn Anthology compiled and edited for the Yeovil Cre8ive Writers (includes one of my own short stories).
So all in all, not a bad year when I list it like that. I think I deserve another glass of mulled wine.
It sounds like a busy year to me. You deserve the mulled wine.
ReplyDeleteThanks Thomas - here have a glass too. :-)
ReplyDeleteWell done! x
ReplyDeleteThanks Emma
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