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December 11, 2013

Bait, Fish, and Reel Report for October 2013

Someone once said that to be a successful and productive writer, one had to do the equivalent of “cutting bait, fishing, and reeling ‘em in, all at the same time”! This translates to writing as working on projects-in-progress while at the same time submitting completed projects to potential markets and also continuing to cultivate new ideas for future projects. In case you missed my previous post on this subject, at the end of every month I compile a list of what I accomplished as far as ... View Post

Filed Under: Bait Fish and Reel, Clarksworld Magazine, Living the Vision, Poems, submissions, Writing Tagged With: A Storm of Swords, George R. R. Martin, poem, progress report, short story, submissions, the good thing, the plan, writing

October 7, 2013

Bait, Fish, and Reel Report September 2013

Someone once said that to be a successful and productive writer, one had to do the equivalent of “cutting bait, fishing, and reeling ‘em in, all at the same time”! This translates to writing as working on projects-in-progress while at the same time submitting completed projects to potential markets and also continuing to cultivate new ideas for future projects. In case you missed my previous post on this subject, at the end of every month I compile a list of what I accomplished as far as ... View Post

Filed Under: Bait Fish and Reel, Conventions and Workshops, Poems, submissions, Writing Tagged With: exercise, poem, progress report, submissions, the good thing, the plan, word count, workshop, writing

October 6, 2013

October the 4th Is Not Too Late

The title of this post is based on the title of the book "October the First Is Too Late", by Fred Hoyle.  One of the many books of my late grandfather's which I read many years in the past, and thoroughly enjoyed.  One of the books responsible for the fact I now write primarily in the genre of science fiction.  It is also possibly partially responsible for my interest in science-y things in general. However, this post is not about it being too late.  This post is specifically about the fact ... View Post

Filed Under: 100 Ways to Motivate Yourself, A Girl Who Writes, Bait Fish and Reel, Conventions and Workshops, Living the Vision, Poems, submissions, The Learning Curve, Uncategorized, Writer's Digest Tutorials, Writing, Year End Review Tagged With: 12 weeks to a first draft, about this journal, cheetah on the roof, cotr, nanowrimo, poem, professional feedback, progress report, realization, short story, submissions, the plan, word count, workshop, writing, yearly summary

September 4, 2013

Bait, Fish, and Reel Report for August 2013

And here we go again! Someone once said that to be a successful and productive writer, one had to do the equivalent of “cutting bait, fishing, and reeling ‘em in, all at the same time”! This translates to writing as working on projects-in-progress while at the same time submitting completed projects to potential markets and also continuing to cultivate new ideas for future projects. In case you missed my previous post on this subject, at the end of every month I compile a list of what I ... View Post

Filed Under: Bait Fish and Reel, Living the Vision, Poems, submissions, Writing Tagged With: poem, progress report, short story, submissions, the plan, writing

August 12, 2013

Bait, Fish, and Reel Report for July 2013!

Honestly, this summer keeps trying to wriggle out of my grasp!  Well, I'm about to finally catch up with it, I think.... Someone once said that to be a successful and productive writer, one had to do the equivalent of “cutting bait, fishing, and reeling ‘em in, all at the same time”! This translates to writing as working on projects-in-progress while at the same time submitting completed projects to potential markets and also continuing to cultivate new ideas for future projects. In case you ... View Post

Filed Under: Bait Fish and Reel, Living the Vision, submissions, Writing Tagged With: progress report, submissions, the plan, word count, writing

July 8, 2013

Bait, Fish, and Reel Report for June 2013

Running just a little behind this month!  Blame a looming fiction contest deadline!  O_o  But we'll get to that in a minute.  First, let me see if I can get all this sorted out! Someone once said that to be a successful and productive writer, one had to do the equivalent of “cutting bait, fishing, and reeling ‘em in, all at the same time”!  This translates to writing as working on projects-in-progress while at the same time submitting completed projects to potential markets and also continuing ... View Post

Filed Under: Bait Fish and Reel, Conventions and Workshops, Living the Vision, submissions, Writing Tagged With: alice orr, cheetah on the roof, cotr, james scott bell, novel outline, progress report, short story, submissions, writing, writing conference

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