Tuesday, November 5, 2013

October Wrap-Up

By Michael Seese

Those of you with really good memories might recall that in early October, I set a goal: to submit something, somewhere every day that month. At the time, I said I didn't think I could. The biggest challenge, I felt, was finding places to submit. Plus, I missed the first few days. Well, guess what...

I did it!

In fact, I managed to submit 33 distinct "things." I say "distinct," because when you submit poetry, they generally ask for 5 - 15 poems.But I'm counting that as one.

In the interest of full disclosure, some of them were what you call "low-hanging fruit." For example, if you submit something to ReadWave, it's accepted. 

So here is a high-level breakdown, in no specific order:

- Literary agents: 4
- Podcasts: 1
- Contests: 3
- Short story collections: 6
- Online short stories:5
- Poetry collections: 3
- Online poetry: 8
- Book publishers: 2
- And one non-fiction magazine article.

I'll talk about some of the victories and some of the defeats in a future post.

So, what should I do next? I have some ideas...

6 comments:

  1. Congrats on reaching your goal. Are you going to continue to query agents?

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  2. Congratulations! This is inspiring. Many people set goals, and then fall short. It's nice to see you achieved yours!

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    1. Thank you. I still have trouble believing I did it.

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  3. I think this is awesome! Thanks for the inspiration!

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    1. Amy, that's very kind of you to say. Please let me know how YOU do.

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