100 Works in 2007 - Update

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 revisions
2. 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...