[personal] 2008 in review
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Highlights of 2008
- I beat cancer
- I made the Locus bestseller list with Mainspring
- I lost 65 pounds and 10 inches of waist size
Writing
| Novels Published: | Escapement thb, Mainspring mmpb |
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| Novels Written: | Green, Tourbillon |
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| First Draft Fiction Written (including novels): | 612,700 words |
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| Blogging: | 260,000 words |
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| Emails: | At least 20,000 emails sent and received |
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| Original Short Fiction Submissions: | 36 |
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| Original Short Fiction Rejections: | 14 |
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| Original Short Fiction Sales: | 21 (one collaborative) |
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| Original Short Fiction Published on my Blog: | 10 |
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| Reprint Short Fiction Submissions: | 6 |
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| Reprint Short Fiction Rejections: | 2 |
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| Reprint Short Fiction Sales: | 4 (including two Year’s Best) |
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| Nonfiction Sales: | 10 |
Personal
| Inches of Waistline Lost: | 10 |
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| Pounds Lost: | 65 |
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| Time Spent Exercising: | 132 hours, 45 minutes |
Goals for Next Year
| Novels to be Published: | Green thb, Escapement mmpb, Madness of Flowers tpb, Death of a Starship tpb |
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| Novels to be Written: | Sunspin (trilogy), several collaborative projects to be scheduled |
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| Additional Inches of Waistline Lost: | 2 |
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| Additional Pounds Lost: | 10 |
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| Time Spent Exercising: | 250 hours |
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I think you should have bought (me) a lottery ticket 🙂
Congratulations on an amazing year! May you have many more.
Julie
A frightening and triumphant year for you; emotional and inspiring. I hope that 2009 is even better.
I find it amazing that the illustrious Jay Lake still receives that many rejections.