Drabbles on Flashshot; August Report

[ken_schneyer]

I was happy to learn, today, that three of my drabbles will appear on Flashshot.

The titles are:

• "Before Playing"
   
• "Imagination's Curse"
   
• "Too Much Sense"

I'll let you know when I learn the exact dates.

Meanwhile, here's the montly update for August:

• 4,300 new words of fiction written this month. 1
   
• 14 first drafts currently in progress. 2
   
• 3 first drafts currently "ripening" before second draft. 3
   
• 1 second draft currently in progress
   
• 0 second draft currently in the hands of "trusted readers."
   
• 1 third draft currently in progress.
   
• 0 third drafts currently awaiting polishing.
   
• 0 fourth drafts in currently in progress.
   
• 7 stories currently submitted to markets
   
• 1,400 words in shortest story currently submitted.
   
• 14,000 words in longest story currently submitted.
   
• 3 offers of publication received this month. 4
   

1 A very low-productivity month, though not as low as March! The low productivity was expected because of conferences papers, vacations, and other disruptions.

2 I always have a lot of first drafts "in progress," until one of them really grabs me and I work on it obsessively.

3 I employ a six-week "ripening" period for first drafts. Two of the three drafts here are actually ready for revision into second drafts; I just haven't got around to them yet.

4 These are the three drabbles just accepted by Flashshot. Technically I suppose they belong to September, but what the heck.