Progress Report: Week 3 December 2013

A busy week, as all pre-Christmas weeks can be. One more day of work to do, and then we have some time off. I’m thinking a little bit more writing might get done, but there is also a lot of study vying for attention—and family. It will be nice to spend some time with family, too.OverviewNew words produced: 3,376Old words revised: 1,541Works completed: 14 (14 short works to be included in 2 longer works)Works revised: 11 (11 short works to be included in 2 longer works)Covers created: 1 (1-3 variations)Works published: 0 (2-3 release platforms)Works submitted: 0Competitions Entered: 0Tier 1 Tasks
Annual13: added 1,750 wordsAnnual14: added 3,167words
Extra Tasks
Anthology32: added 2,000 words.Anthology46: added 2,000 words.
Publishing Tasks
Created 2 blog posts for this blog;
New ArrivalsThe following ideas arrived this week:

Anthology46: collection of urban fantasy noir (but not romantic) pieces of short fiction and poetry.Poem55—The Clan-Son’s Bride: assigned an earlier number due to a duplication, this poem explores a clash of culture and expectations on a far-flung colony around a distant star.Poem248—Christmas, Snow and Candy Wrappers: about aspects of Christmas;Poem249—Thief’s Lament: when a robbery goes very wrong;Poem250—Blood Keys and Memories: about genetic inheritance;Poem251—A Not so Merry Christmas: the festive season with zombies;Poem252—She has Seen the Stars: about a returned veteran;Poem253—Christmas Wishes): Christmas wishes for family;ShortStory158—Troll-Gate Guardian: flash urban fantasy fiction about a gate guardian’s costly error and the vagaries of working with the fey;ShortStory159—Pixies in the Snow:about pixies in winter and their predators and protectors.ShortStory160—Anubis and the Sleepwalker’s Friend: about a meeting with Anubis.ShortStory161—New Colony, Old Threat: sometimes the ancient is not always just a legend.ShortStory162—The Christmas-Party Pixie: about a pixie in a really bad place to be;ShortStory163—Appleton’s Fate: about a pixie, mermaids and addiction;ShortStory164—The Sky Vortex and Exploding Jelly: a piece of flash urban fantasy fiction to do with a sky vortex, exploding jelly and magic.

Older works that were revised and given a number were as follows:
Poem3—War’s End: about one way to end a war.Poem14—Totems:  about totemic symbols.Poem25—Twas the Day After Christmas: About the day after Christmas.Poem160—The Sky Weeps: a haiku about wet weatherPoem242—Respect the Grey Hairs: about the value of the elderly.Poem243—A Belated Christmas Poem: about some concerns at Christmas.Poem244—Through Sun-Rent Trees: about someone who is hiding.Poem245—Mandalay Bottle: about a bottle left in Mandalay.Poem246—A Dragons Baggins Pastiche: about Tolkein’s novel, The HobbitPoem247—The North Wind and War: about the adjustment from soldier to farmer after war.ShortStory158—In the Silence: an old man’s past catches up with him.