I guess it's a bit stereotypical for people to reflect on the past year when December rolls around. Still, I think it can be beneficial. For my writing, things really went into overdrive in July. While I'm always writing, the discovery of new opportunities in actually getting published gave me the kick to take my craft more seriously. A slew of rejections in the beginning of the year might have discouraged me, but I wasn't going to just give up.
It started with googling the simple phrase: mystery novel submission. I was hoping for a second chance in sending out Our Fathers, and I found it. The novel is complete at a lovely 89,177 words. An estimated 15,000 of those were freshly written between July and September. The novel also went through three drafts during that time. I am immensely proud of this book, and I am incredibly hopeful about the future with Scarlet and Colby. The publisher said they will get back to me early next year, so we just have to be patient.
After finishing off Our Fathers, my time was filled with a slew of short stories. Only one did not take place in my Steampunk Fantasy series. In total, I've written 58,369 words of short stories so far. I might be able to finish another one by the end of December, but we will have to wait and see on that. One will be published, and I'm anticipating more results soon.
When I look at those numbers, I am both so happy with myself for doing it, and encouraged to do even more. I am also incredibly nervous about the future. The first few months of 2015 should be filled with either acceptances or rejections. But instead of fretting and refreshing my email every five minutes, I am going to keep on writing. I need to finish off Resurrected Thief, decide which sequel to start, and pump out more short stories. I also decided I'm going to seek out an agent if Our Fathers is rejected. There is only so much one gal can do!
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