We were fortunate to enjoy good weather (meaning, not a whole lot of snow and what we have had hasn’t stayed long) through November. On the morning of December 1, though, as I post this, there is white stuff falling slowly from the sky, as if warning us that the spate of pleasant weather won't last, so I feel a little like my dog Chet, shown in the image above seeking a warm spot to hide out.
Through the month of November, I
tackled the National Novel Writing Month challenge. Having found last year that
for me, personally, shooting for the target of 50,000 words resulted in
burnout, I set a more modest target of 25,000 words and an attempt to write
daily through the month, both of which I managed to do.
Recent Publications
Reviews:
The Madness of Crowds, by Louise Penny, posted on The Miramichi Reader site, November 11, 2022, https://miramichireader.ca/2022/11/the-madness-of-crowds-by-louise-penny/
The Zone: Rediscovering Our Natural Self, by Rob Wood, posted on The Miramichi Reader site November 18, 2022, https://miramichireader.ca/2022/11/the-zone-rediscovering-our-natural-self-by-rob-wood/
Articles:
“Taking
Flight with Speculative Poetry,” published in Hope
Clark’s Funds for Writers newsletter November 11,
2022.
What I’m
Working On
I made
progress on several short stories during the month of November. Some have
already been sent out in response to submission calls. Others will require some
editing and refinement in the coming months. I remain grateful for K.M.
Weiland’s books as I progress through the short story process. During November,
I spent a lot of time using her Creating Character Arcs workbook to
set the foundations for stories I was working on.
Coming Soon
During the
month of December, I have a couple of pieces scheduled to appear on the New Myths site; more about that with the next post.
