This year, I:
- Was a panelist at Radcon.
- Went to Rainforest Writer's Retreat and met lots of amazing people.
- Sold a story to a pro-paying market, Crossed Genres. It will also come out in a print anthology this year.
- Gave one reading (at Radcon).
- Released Emerald City Dreamer in print.
- I got diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. And started becoming an expert on autism.
- And now for something completely different, I wrote a 150,000 word nonfiction book, Releasing Agency: Lifting the Veil of Mormon Mind Control.
Emerald City Iron made it through the writer's group, and is ready for the next round of edits, when I can get to it.
I have a bunch of stories to submit, and one in particular is totally publishable. It's been rejected twice, both with a personal note from the editor, so I know it will sell. I just have to get it, and the others, out there. I set the bar pretty high for myself. I currently only submit stories to pro-paying markets until those venues are exhausted, and then I might send it to semi-pro markets. My time and splines are fairly limited, so I'd rather spend time aiming at high targets, being a perfectionist, and working on totally unplanned projects. ;)
So my goals for this year:
- Publish Recovering Agency in print and ebook.
- Market Recovering Agency, including launching a new website and giving interviews.
- Be a panelist at Radcon again.
- Be invited as a visiting pro at another con for 2015. Norwescon would be nice.
- Speak at Defcon.
- Speak elsewhere, either a seminar, or Exmormon Foundation, or some convention related to cults or religion, on the topic of mind control.
- Write a whole bunch of blog posts on autism and mind control.
- Release Emerald City Iron.
- Complete a major step in a novel: Either write the first draft of the next Dreams by Streetlight book or the second draft of The Sun Never Rises.
- Sell two stories to pro-paying markets. I'd really love to sell to an anthology.
So here's to 2014. May it be a very good year for all of us.
Hey Luna,
ReplyDeleteAre you aware that your sale to Crossed Genres makes you eligible for a Campbell Award in 2014 and 2015? (As far as I can figure, anyway - the rules are slightly confusing.)
There are some folks at www.writertopia.com who will put you on a list of eligible authors if you email them.
Oh wow, thanks for giving me the head's up. I read the list of quals and thought that was an "And" not an "Or", and Crossed Genres isn't an SWFA yet. :) Thanks for pointing this out and I will contact them.
DeleteLooks like I need to focus on selling short stories this year! :)
Oh and congrats on your eligibility!
DeleteYou did accomplish a lot last year. These are great accomplishments and new goals for this year! I got excited just reading both lists.
ReplyDeleteI had a special interest "information consumption" a few years ago about NPL and mind control. Your story and plan about mind control are of great intrigue to me. :-)
I have a book that I hope to finish editing this year. It was my goal last year, but I had "life experiences" that needed my attention that were more important. I did finally get my author bio up on Amazon recently, that was a goal for last year. :-)
Can't wait to see what you share.
Thanks, Angel. Mind control and cults are very fascinating, and they go well with my interests in ethical persuasion, religion, psychology, and culture.
DeleteHere's to a great year for both of us!