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[personal|writing] My 2010 Year in Review
2010 has been a very difficult year for me, but it’s also been a very accomplished year. The ironies of this are not lost upon me. And frankly, the leading indicators for 2011 are not much improved. We shall see.
Books
Pinion from Tor Books
The Specific Gravity of Grief from Fairwood Press
The Baby Killers from PS Publishing
The Sky That Wraps from Subterranean Press
Short Fiction
In short fiction, I had about twenty-five appearances, one jointly authored with Ken Scholes, several more with Shannon Page.
Other Activities
I was nominated for an Airship Award for the Mainspring cycle, sold French and German rights to various of my books, and edited METAtropolis: Cascadia, Audible.com’s followup to the highly successful METAtropolis audiobook.
I attended Rainforest Writers’ Village, Cascade Writers, New Zealand’s National Convention, Worldcon in Australia, Orycon and Steamcon.
Submissions and Sales
43 new fiction submissions in total
22 sales, several with Shannon Page
12 rejections
19 reprint submissions in total
11 reprint sales
18 reprint rejections
Writing Statistics
226,200 words of first draft (Kalimpura, twelve short stories, outlines to Kalimpura and Sunspin, several nonfiction items)
Revisions to Endurance
Approximately 1,000 blog posts
Personal Life
All of this while recovering from lung surgery, undergoing six months of chemotherapy, experiencing and recovering from liver surgery, holding down a full-time job, parenting, and spending the last three months of the year watching my primary relationship erode and vanish. So while the writing held up remarkably well (I accomplished more in 2010 than in 2009), the rest of the year sucked rocks and is totally fired.
Also, don’t ever talk to me about not finding the time to write.
Posted: 2:22 pm Fri December 31 2010 |
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Bryan Schmidt
December 31st, 2010 at 2:34 pmWon’t bore you with my own litany — I’ve had no sales and more rejections and lots of bad things, too. But here’s hoping 2011 turns it all around for both of us. Look forward to seeing you at Cascade Writers.
John Stevens
December 31st, 2010 at 2:38 pmYou are a complete inspiration for discipline and productivity. I am in awe!
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David Ivory
December 31st, 2010 at 6:52 pmI so totally grok that “not finding time to write” comment… it is the easiest thing to say think and do… and yet when the writing compels it I’ve found the time with ease.
All the best for the coming year… I’m looking forward to your opus and the tales of trials in birthing it.
Cora
December 31st, 2010 at 7:20 pmAll the best wishes for a more fortunate 2011.
As for the “finding time to write thing”, yes, this.