Ah, September, We Barely Knew Thee . . .

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . . oh wait, that's been done already.

It was the best of times, in that we got into our new house.

It was the worst of times in that I barely wrote anything all month. The last word of fiction I wrote in September (the 4,004th word) was on September 8th. Sad. Very, very sad.

But I am going to get back on track, starting today. I intend to write my minimum of 500 words, 6 days a week, no matter what.

As for submissions, etc., I submitted one story early in the month to a Good Housekeeping contest, then at the end of the month did a blitz of six stories via snail mail to my top six markets, for a total of seven submissions in September (which well surpasses my 2009 goal of one per week). I also received a number of rejections during the month, bringing my current total to 95.

Total points: 594. (Hey David - you neglected to post your score.)

And with 18 stories (out of 43) currently subbed, I decided to have a new goal of always having 50% of my stuff submitted. Right now I stand at about 42%.

So anyway, I will just let September 2009 fade into writing history, and commence anew for October!

Current goal: finish UNCLE SAM.

(David: What will be the challenge short story for this month? It's your turn . . . )