finished up final edits with the editor on the non-fiction piece yesterday. Hopefully thats done so I can refocus now on q2.
wait, what are all these unfinished drafts of stories doing on my desktop.... lol. Thats the story of february. start stop start stop. Nothing completed. March will be different! and I will start that change today 
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 82 submitted 4 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
1216 today, and a chapter finished. Two more chapters to go.
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No words written but final edit on non-fiction piece approved by editor and contract signed
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 82 submitted 4 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
Had a lazy day yesterday. Just 303 words.
R:6 RWC:1 HM:9 SHM:3
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I've not been counting for a couple of days but I'm at just a tad over 3K so far.
R:6 RWC:1 HM:9 SHM:3
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1437 today for a total of 4531. Just 4 more scenes to go.
R:6 RWC:1 HM:9 SHM:3
My Blog
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just back from a work conference so no words over the last few days, but the fruits of prior efforts at least which I will put over in the success thread
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 82 submitted 4 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
A tad over 7K so far this month but the first draft is done. I'll let it fester in its own juices for a few months now while I edit something else.
R:6 RWC:1 HM:9 SHM:3
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spent the day trying to edit my Q2
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 82 submitted 4 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
It's Friday night, and it's just me and a flashing cursor......
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 82 submitted 4 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
Finished another read-through for my sci-fi. Up next: get the query letter going. Then pour through my loose pages and insert little quotes and emotions that are scrawled everywhere.
Career: 1x Win -- 2x NW-F -- 2x S-F -- 9x S-HM -- 11x HM -- 7x R
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Finished another read-through for my sci-fi. Up next: get the query letter going. Then pour through my loose pages and insert little quotes and emotions that are scrawled everywhere.
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 82 submitted 4 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
todays writing achievement was to write one blog post and then to schedule the blog posts for the next 4 months as I am moving house and so likely to forget to do it at the time they should be coming out....
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 82 submitted 4 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
todays writing achievement was to write one blog post and then to schedule the blog posts for the next 4 months as I am moving house and so likely to forget to do it at the time they should be coming out....
When do we get to read the new post?
"There are three rules to writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."
— W. Somerset Maugham
Drop me a line at https://morganbroadhead.com
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@morgan-broadhead 😉 my scheduled posts go up the first tuesday of the month. Some months I do extra posts that go up as soon as I've done them but because of all the life-turmoil right now I'm struggling even to do the regularly scheduled ones!
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 82 submitted 4 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
No writing. I did finish slushing the 2nd round for flash fiction online. So lots of reading. I did submit a flash piece to Uncanny (dare to dream, right?!?) lol. And I did upload a new headshot to my webpage www.gideonpsmith.com and updated my bio on there.
Goal for the week is to submit some more stuff. Maybe thats too ambitious - let's make it singular. Submit ONE more piece this week. Let's see if I can do that....
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 82 submitted 4 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
Goal for the week is to submit some more stuff. Maybe thats too ambitious - let's make it singular. Submit ONE more piece this week. Let's see if I can do that....
So this the proof of the pudding as far as the value of goals - hadn't submitted anything in ages. Made that my goal. Made it small and attainable. And last night was inspired to immediately fulfill it and get it out the way - so I did. I submitted a piece!
And then in the grand tradition of late night TV commercials 'If you act now, you get not just ONE submission, but a SECOND submission absolutely free!
That's right. I submitted two things 😉
Ok, goal for the rest of the week: editing a story I have been meaning to send to Beneath Ceaseless Skies and send it off.
This is a bigger ask of myself, so we'll see how this one goes.....
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 82 submitted 4 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
still not got to that story for BCS but I did spend the evening editing down an old SHM to send to the open Khoreo call before tonights deadline...
Would love to see other people than *just* me posting here.... 🤣 ....anyone...?
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 82 submitted 4 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
Good luck with your sub to Khoreo. Just sent something in to CW. I figure I'll get a response on that pretty quickly. Now, back to my latest manuscript...still not got to that story for BCS but I did spend the evening editing down an old SHM to send to the open Khoreo call before tonights deadline...
Would love to see other people than *just* me posting here.... 🤣 ....anyone...?
"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." ~Hemingway (maybe)
V41 Q2:RWC Q4:R
V42 Q1:HM Q2:SHM Q3:P Q4:WIP
Good luck with your sub to Khoreo. Just sent something in to CW. I figure I'll get a response on that pretty quickly. Now, back to my latest manuscript...
Thank you! (and thanks for posting here!) I just got a CW rejection back yesterday at 2 days. Pretty standard with them. I think longest I may have lasted with them is 2 weeks, but good luck to you too.
Whats the manuscript? Any specific daily/weekly/short term goals attached to it?
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 82 submitted 4 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
The manuscript is a fantasy thriller novel. At a recent conference, a well-established writer suggested that instead of revising my series (five manuscripts) right now, it would be good to have "something else" in case someone asks, "what else do you have?" Can't pitch book two if book one isn't a good fit. So, working on getting that written. I want to be able to pitch it this summer, which, in short term goals, means 2k per day. 😜 I've been pretty consistent this past month, just need to keep the pace till mid-June.Good luck with your sub to Khoreo. Just sent something in to CW. I figure I'll get a response on that pretty quickly. Now, back to my latest manuscript...
Thank you! (and thanks for posting here!) I just got a CW rejection back yesterday at 2 days. Pretty standard with them. I think longest I may have lasted with them is 2 weeks, but good luck to you too.
Whats the manuscript? Any specific daily/weekly/short term goals attached to it?
"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." ~Hemingway (maybe)
V41 Q2:RWC Q4:R
V42 Q1:HM Q2:SHM Q3:P Q4:WIP
The manuscript is a fantasy thriller novel.
Sounds great!
At a recent conference, a well-established writer suggested that instead of revising my series (five manuscripts) right now, it would be good to have "something else" in case someone asks, "what else do you have?" Can't pitch book two if book one isn't a good fit. So, working on getting that written. I want to be able to pitch it this summer, which, in short term goals, means 2k per day. 😜 I've been pretty consistent this past month, just need to keep the pace till mid-June.
Sounds like a solid plan - I wrote 4 novels so far, each termed 'stand alone with series potential' 🤣
But I haven't written any next in series given I don't think its worthwhile unless one of the book 1's get picked up
2k/day is a steep goal and would be so infrequently managable for me, I would probably fail early on. I hope you have a set time for writing as that may help if its truly part of the routine
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 82 submitted 4 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
wrote a blog post for my webpage today. Couple people had asked me how I got non-fiction pieces published in SFWA and BSFA and the answer is fairly straightforward - I asked! lol. But anyway, as people seemed to want more specific direction on it I wrote a blog post on how to pitch non-fic so thats up in case anyones interested (my website is in my sig). but really just reporting here as thats what I achieved today!
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 82 submitted 4 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
yesterday was a dreadful writing day. Rejections in the email and zero words written.
Today has been better. But that wasn't a very high bar was it? 😉
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 82 submitted 4 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 82 submitted 4 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
got beta reader comments back on one of my stories and now I have lots to ponder...so instead of actually thinking I wrote a blog post instead 😉
Sometimes the brain needs time to process. I still have to start on Q3. How's everyone else projects going?
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 82 submitted 4 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
Just submitted a new story to several markets. I'm very proud of this one
Jason P. Crawford
Author of Urban Fantasy and Sci-Fi (for now!)
Finalist for 2024 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award
3rd Place Winner for 2025 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award
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Q3 V38: HM Q3 V39: SHM Q3 V40: SHM Q3 V41: HM Q3 V42: P
Q4 V38: R Q4 V39: SHM Q4 V40: SHM Q4 V41: RWC
Q1 V39: HM Q1 V40: RWC Q1 V41: SHM Q1 V42: SHM
@amstard congrats! I find submitting sometimes the hardest bit (not because I'm shy about my work, I just find submitting tedious - but no one sees your work if you don't send it to them so its an essential part of the process!)
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 82 submitted 4 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
I just finished a rewrite of an old SHM. It doesn't seem to have the same emotional punch as the first time. I'll give it some space and look at it again. I might just need to add how the character feels. It's seems a little clinical right now, as though the author were just trying to get the plot done. Which he was.
Career: 1x Win -- 2x NW-F -- 2x S-F -- 9x S-HM -- 11x HM -- 7x R
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Just moved to a new city, so my mission/goal this week is to try a different cafe every day with the hopes of finding the perfect writing cafe 😉
I know... small goals!
I have so far tried two. The first one was almost perfect - lots of different chair types, some comfy, and at tables, not hovering that you finish up and go, had decent wifi, not overpriced, close to my house.... but the coffee sucked. Absolutely vile. So bad I poured it away, and have come here to cafe #2 for the day. This one twice as far, seating looked comfortable but is uncomfortable after 5 minutes. Wifi good, but all overpriced and hover, come asking what else I want to order to continue sitting here. The Coffee itself? Delicious. I barely even like coffee and I can tell this coffee is good. Sigh. Neither good for writing though.
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 82 submitted 4 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
