These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews are not included.
- Sales in July: 0
- Rejections in July: 1
- Submissions sent out in July: 3
- Total stories/poems pending responses: 7
Pending responses include two poems to one market, a drabble under consideration at one market, two short stories sent to two markets, a quick contest entry and an essay for a contest. The quick contest is a one-liner and the results will be posted on August 15th. The second contest is supposed to publish the winners on August 1st so I should know the results later today.Â
For a change, I sent a submission during July and received a response within a few weeks instead of many months. It was a rejection but a nice personalized one. The two poems have been out the longest; over 190 days.
One of my writing goals this year is to publish more of my own work than I did in 2007. Having several items out at any one time is good for that. Now I just have to target markets that don’t take most of the year to respond. 🙂