Deadlines

Sometimes it's hard to write without a deadline. Well, I asked for it, I got it. My advanced fiction writing class will put me to hard work, asking for ten pages a week. Not that I don't already write at least that, but when you know someone else will be reading it, even if it's just supposed to be unedited, I'm going to make it decent. Plus we'll have two short stories edited in class, perfect for my Clarion deadline, not to mention good for getting into Odyssey.

So today I wrote an awesome addition to my prologue. I figure, why shouldn't the class work for me, right? My ten pages will be novel pages. At that rate, I'll have at least 100 pages by the end of class. That's a good part of the novel. Good thing for deadlines.

My short story When Thoughts Come Alive is now officially on the Critters queue as well, set for review by mid-February.

I also heard about a terrific organization from one of the guy's in class. It's Endicott Studio, a nonprofit started by Terri Windling where all of the sales from the site are donated to organizations working with abused, homeless, and at-risk children. You can link to books from here and buy on Amazon to get a great book and make the donation. They also have a terrific blog with tons of fairytale-inspired artwork, reading, and music suggestions. All with an inspiring message.

Now back to finishing that prologue.