Writing projects for 2023: plans and support

[GrandMarnierChocolate]

Anyone else making new plans for creative writing in the new year? My 2022 plans fell apart, as usual 😭

So, 2023 is the year I finally publish something. This was my 2022 goal too… 👀

I intend to log my progress here to keep myself accountable. I’m leaving novels aside for now and am aiming to write a short story every week for the year and to publish at least ONE of those on Amazon so that I can learn the whole self-publishing process. Ideally I’ll publish 12 short stories in the year and, most importantly, get some feedback to help me steer my writing.

Short history: I’ve written about 5 or 6 novels over the last 30 years, taking years to edit each of them, swap critiques with writer friends, revise, polish and proofread, and finally submit to agents, only to abandon them eventually (two requests for fulls in all that time that went nowhere). I know my weakness is plotting, so I’ve been reading how-to books on that, plus I’m armed with Plottr software now, which I’m pretty sure is going to change my life.😜

I’d love some company on my journey. Anyone else ready to check in for support, advice, encouragement, all the things?😅

@LuciferRising

I'm still editing. I've done some major changes that the agent suggested, and am trying to work out some of the others. I'm hoping I'll get it to the point I can have the telephone call in the next month. Cross fingers.

Did you ever hear from that flash fiction? I heard today - over a year later. Is that odd?

Never heard back. Did they at least have good news for you.?

It said I was selected but when I followed the link above it said we would find out this time last year.

Oh, well done @LuciferRising I've just received my pfo😕 Hopefully, they'll carry through with an anthology, even if v v v late to get back to us

Pfo?