Another month, come and gone. This one actually seemed to last a while 😛
It’s also the end of the first quarter of 2016…now THAT seems like it’s gone by in a fucking flash. But, guys…
…I got so much freaking done this first quarter of the year. This first quarter which has haunted me so for as long as I can remember for being the LEAST productive of any quarter of the year. Let’s see…
I got my short story done and submitted to the Strange New Worlds contest.
I finished Icarus…FINISHED that fucking script that’s taken me two years to write. Finished. And submitted to no less than THREE contests.
And, I read through my novel and tabbed out all the sections that need work.
I, along with the ever-wonderful Ho, we hit all of our financial goals in terms of income and savings.
The Ho also BOOKED and SHOT a fucking pilot for NBC(!)
We both got a freaking shit-ton of apartment stuff done, although none of that is necessarily *planned*…
Oh! And I started a new podcast with Josh, and at this point, we’re at the halfway mark of recording podcasts for the first season of Star Trek the original series.
That is a TON of accomplishments. Wow. Even more than I remembered before sitting down to write this entry…
March, in particular, has been trying. Let me tell you. Lots of feeling of insecurity, feelings of not being good enough, and feelings of elation and accomplishment on finishing and powering through.
Today was the day I would have received an email from the Strange New Worlds publishers if my story had been selected for the anthology…or at least I’m pretty sure I would have heard today. They said “on or around” the 31st in their contest rules, which I suppose means it’s possible I could still hear from them…but I actually doubt it. I’m sure they want to email the winners in advance of announcing who they are, and the winners aren’t allowed to post about anything until they ARE announced. So, if my submission had been one of those winners, I would have heard today. Sadness and grief…
…but not really! Genuinely. From the jump, I knew that if I didn’t actually win the contest, I’d post the short story on my site here for anyone to read, and it would be the FIRST story I could do that with. And that is *genuinely* exciting for me! Finally! A story to post in the “originals” section. That feels really, really, REALLY good. The whole point of all this is to finish work that I can share, and then move on and remember what I’ve learned from writing that story. Get better the next time. And the next. And the next.
And that brings me to goals both for April, and for the second quarter of 2016:
To finish Starstuff. Finish it! Line edits and all. I have my work cut out for me, but I can do it.
To finish the first season of Star Trek with Josh, which means not missing a single week…and we haven’t missed one yet. 8 weeks running.
And to hit my income and savings goals along with the Ho, so that savings account keeps growing and we can actually afford to get the hell out of here by the end of next year. That’s the plan.
Goddamnit…I also an going to exercise starting tomorrow. Fuck…it pains me to write that, but I really, really, really need to do it. I am out. Of. Shape. big time. It’s very necessary, and I am going to DO it. No excuses. Starting tomorrow.
Blech.
But it only really sucks when you first get started. That’s the truth.
So, March…you’ve been real. I’m very proud of you. Here’s to months both easier than, and harder than March, in their own ways.
Good night!