@crlisle thank you @crlisle ! There's so many disappointemnts we have in this writing lark - I'm trying to make the good feels last 
"...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: 92 submitted 5 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
well, after winning Baen today, I can't focus at all. The emotions are real... 🤪
Take it easy, relax, and bask in the glow of the win. But don’t get comfortable, you have fantastical tales.
Again, congrats.
wise words @toddjones ! ... and here I am, writing again 😉
"...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: 92 submitted 5 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've just recently finished the first draft of a novelette I wanted to send as my Q4 story, but to be honest, I want to first send the story to other places before I submit it here, plus I'll need to heavily edit some parts (especially the first scene of the ending hadn't landed for me). Plus, recently, I really want to learn from and kinda "imitate" Le Guin and generally improve my prose, and while this piece is sometimes nice, it is either plain or clunky in a lot of places and lacks details. Basically, there's a lot more work to do there than I expected, so it might be pushed into Q4.
But now, let's work on a short story that I'm 90% is screaming for more breathing room and becoming a novella. I'll try to work on this one and let the finished first draft rest for a few days or a week.
