Well it is my goal to write and publish 100 things this year. Let's check my list to see where I am at right now...
1. A Love Supreme - short story - needs editing, serious revisions2. Meditation on Meditation - poem - Honorable Mention in the Poetry Society of New Hampshire May 2007 National Contest
3. Simple Needs - micro-fiction - to be published in The Binnacle
4. Discussing Temptation - poem - needs editing
5. False Hope - micro-fiction - under consideration by publisher(s)
6. I Hate Poetry - poem - under consideration by publisher(s)
7. My Own Brand of Blues - memoir manuscript - final edits done, waiting on production galleys
8. Survival Notes - fiction chapbook manuscript - final edits done, waiting on production galleys
9. So Cool - poem - to be published online in Death Metal Poetry (08/26/07)
10. wedding song - poem - to be published in Talking Stick 16
11. How the Blues Can Bruise - poem - to be published in Cuivre River Anthology, First Place in the Saturday Writer's One-Page Poem Contest 2007
12. Protocol - poem - published in The Crazy Child Scribbler, Issue 5.1, April 2007
13. Urban Seduction - poem - to be published in poeticdiversity, August 2007
14. What the Dealer Didn't Tell You About Heroin - poem - under consideration by publisher(s)
15. The Weight of Grief - poem- needs editing, serous revisions
16. Of Truth, Words, and Lies - poem - under consideration by publisher(s)
17. Observations at a Downtown Starbucks - poem - under consideration by publisher(s)
18. Minnesota - poem - under consideration by publisher(s)
19. Birthday Wishes - poem - under consideration by publisher(s)
20. Urban Seduction - poetry chapbook manuscript - under consideration by publisher(s)
21. Suspended Animation - prose- under consideration by publisher(s)
22. The Ex-Girlfriend Paradox - micro-fiction - needs editing
23. Friday Night Survival Guide - micro-fiction - needs editing
24. Combustible Elements - poem - under consideration by publisher(s)
25. Down But Not Out - poem - under consideration by publisher(s), needs editing
26. Last Call Testimonial - poem - under consideration by publisher(s), needs editing
27. Stand Up and Sing - poem - under consideration by publisher(s)
28. When I Speak of Life - poem - under consideration by publisher(s)
There are good and bad things with this list...
Bad = I only have 28 things written, and since the year is more than halfway done, it is looking like I won't come close to my lofty goal.
Good = a lot of the things on the list have been accepted and will be published, and some have even earned awards. So I will keep plugging away with this goal in mind, even if I am doomed to fail.
In the coming months I will be switching primarily to fiction - I want to work on a chapbook manuscript of short-short fiction pieces for a contest. I also will be dedicating the entire month of November to Nanowrimo, the challenge of writing a 50,000 word novel in one month. People all over the world try this, some succeeding, while others fail. I hope to man up and do it. I have no clue what this novel will be about, but I think I will be ready to try this when November arrives.
All right, I am already behind enough on my writing goals - time to stop blogging and start writing. Later...