Past few weeks have been very productive for me! First, I sent out a literary fiction short story to three literary magazines. They are my top-tier magazines that are currently open for submissions. It will take several months before I hear back from them, so now I can only wait.
In the meantime, I'm continuing on with draft five of Project Prehistory, a coming-of-age story set in a matriarchal prehistoric society. I'm doing so well that instead of the originally intended two chapters a week, I'm now editing three chapters a week. Last week, I reached and passed Chapter 20, which is the midpoint. At this speed, I should be done with the first round of edits by early June. Then I'll do another pass of the draft in case there are still some things that I've missed.
About a month ago, I sent the first chapter of Project Prehistory to Writer's Sanctuary First Page Contest. I was not so much excited about the prospect of possibly winning the contest, but about the chance of getting feedback on the first page. Everyone who entered the contest received a score sheet and few sentences of written feedback giving advice and telling what was good in the sample. Like I suspected, I didn't make the list of semifinalists, but I received some good feedback that will hopefully help me make the first page stronger.
I'm also starting to edit another short story, a cozy and whimsical fantasy. I wrote the first draft in November 2023, and I'm hoping to edit it during this summer. It should be a nice side project, but my main focus will be finishing Project Prehistory.
If you want to find out more about what I've been up to, check out the writing vlog below!
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