I really must post more…but I’ve been busy. Writing, editing, searching for markets…not blogging. But I really need to add it to the schedule more.

I have made 133 subs so far this year. 54 of them have been rejected…some of those more than once…but I am trying. I have a goal of 50 subs a month as a ballpark. So far, with all those subs, I have only 9 acceptances, but obviously–especially since some of the rejected pieces were submitted last year–I am waiting on an answer for most of them. I am proud of the acceptances I have gotten, and hope to swell their ranks soon. For one thing, I’ve had some photographs accepted. This has been a real goal of mine.

I’ve also written a great many flash pieces this year, though they haven’t found homes yet.

And then there is the poetry.

Poetry is my favorite genre, I have to say. And when someone commented the other day, “But you’re not really a poet, are you?” I couldn’t believe it. I write poetry almost every day. (It’s supposed to be a poem a day, but sometimes life happens.) If I had to choose only one type of writing to do for the rest of my life, it would be poetry. That comment has spurred me to write even more. I didn’t get an interview for Austin’s first Poet Laureate, but I hope to apply again in two years when it comes back around. And writing more poems helps that goal.

Anyway, that’s a wee update on what I’ve been doing. What are you working on lately?