Gah! The indoor facility is closed today meaning no more footie for me in 2007. The numbers you’ve all been waiting for:

Additional Notes
* I’ve avoided catastrophic injury thus far but I can’t outrace Father Time. I need to get my right knee checked out because something is just not right with it.

* 8 more sessions before April should be a breeze so it looks like a wise financial decision to have paid the seasonal fee ($125) rather than $6 per session.

I finished the year having sent 51 stories into the wild between January and December 2007, with 12 still out in the field. This is a record for number of stories shipped, but for all that there was still only a single sale to Black Static. I also received a rewrite request which I’ve resubmitted and have high hopes for, but I guess I won’t be getting news on that one until 2008.

Numbers are deceiving. I wrote fewer short stories in 2007 than in past years, so the submission number is inflated by me having a greater inventory. Also in 2007, I started making a concerted effort to send more stories to literary markets as I try to broaden my bibliography outside the f/sf world.

Most importantly, I finished the first draft of my first novel this summer. It needs work but I’m especially pleased with learning about the process—the output, the effort, the end product. Short stories sales are fine, but selling a novel would be something else entirely.

Overall, despite only having the single sale, I have to say this was a successful year for my writing. Grad school has really made me change the way I view my writing and I am quite pleased with the stuff I’m producing, even if it’s not selling in the f/sf markets. I’m far more comfortable writing what I want without worrying about sales than I was two years ago. I view that as a good thing.

Last post for 2007! Have a happy and safe New Year’s Eve!

Current Mood: Pretty Good |