2026 is another year of short stories. In this weekly series, I talk about short story writing, from idea and draft to submission.
This is week fourteen: Apr. 13-19.
Stats
- Stories Finished: 2
- Submissions Currently Out: 6
- Submissions Total: 15
- Rejections: 13
- Acceptances: 0
Goals and Results
Last week’s goals:
- Write ~2k words of Arbor Grove.
- Revise F-TIB.
This was a fairly quiet week. I made good progress on Arbor Grove, but didn’t quite hit 2k. I revised F-TIB, but it still has a ways to go. I got a single form rejection for Taco Cat.
I also did some extra critiques this week. I’ve found that I tend to slack off on critiques when I don’t have a story in the queue (which luckily is not that often this year), so I’ve been trying to not only stay caught up, but get a little ahead. That way I’ll have some wiggle room when things come up and I have to miss a week.
Next Week
Even though I made progress this week, my goals for next week are essentially unchanged. However, I’m moving F-TIB into the top spot because it would be nice to get it ready for submission before Beneath the House in Caen goes out for critique at the end of April.
Goals for next week:
- Revise F-TIB.
- Write Arbor Grove.
- More critiques!
Words Deferred 