It’s been a year, hasn’t it? I have two small children (getting less small by the day!) and looking back at pictures from the beginning of 2024 just has me stunned by how much can and does happen in a year, how much growth can occur, and how much it’s worth taking some time to appreciate it all as the year turns. So here’s a brief roundup on writing things I accomplished in the last year.
By The Numbers
- 13 new works written and completed to the point of submission this year (with a few other partials or nearly-ready)
- 45 works submitted for potential publication or entered in contests and pitch events
- 30 rejections or passes, though several invited me to send other work, and one held a submission for a few extra months for further consideration before finally passing.
- 4 still out waiting for responses
- 1 acceptance
- 1 Picture Book Conference attended
- 1 Published (or soon to be) work
Contests and Events I Participated in:
- NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Challenge (Placed 5th in Round 2 in my category)
- NYC Midnight Rhyming Story Challenge (Honorable mention in Round 1 in my category)
- #50PreciousWords
- Rattle Ekphrastic Challenges
- Fall Writing Frenzy
- Halloweensie Contest (I won an all-around honorable mention!)
- Holiday Writing Contest (mystery theme) (I won second place!)
- #SkyPitch (I got one agent “like” on a pitch and made my first agent query)
I’m not quite done for the year yet, one or two more projects to finish in the next few days, but I can look back and say I’m really pleased with my writing year. Here’s to more good words in 2025, and good wishes to you all!
Sea Dreams and Time Machines 