Progress Report: Week 1, September 27-October 3, 2015

A busy week, this one kicked off with a convention, demanded time for an assignment and lesson preparation, and reminded me that I need to exercise regularly in order to keep well. So, I instituted three new things this week – the minimum word goal of 2,000 words/day, the personal word goal of 4,000 publishable words a day, and two half-hour walks each day. Since instigating these on Wednesday, I haven’t missed a walk or the 2,000-word mark, but I have missed one personal goal day. That’s not too bad, and next week, I’ll do better.
 
Overview
New words produced: 11,994Old words revised: 0Works completed: 14 (for inclusion in 1 other work)Works revised: 0Covers created: 0Works published: 0Works submitted: 0Competitions Entered: 0Bloggery: 1,433University Prep and Assignments: 7,048
Back-on-Track Challenge:Design covers for, edit, format, and upload the following:NilFinish:Annual28—366 Days of Flash Fiction (January 2016 – moved from December 2015): Adjusted the publication date, added11,900 words.New Writing:Nil
Publishing Tasks
Created 1 blog post for this blog.
New Arrivals
The following pieces arrived last week and were completed:
ShortStory545—The People of Walloon: a piece of flash science fiction about a first contact;ShortStory546—The Werrusk and the Bellegar: a piece of flash science fiction about living in the clouds;ShortStory547—The Halfling’s Quest: a piece of flash fantasy fiction about a halfling monk;ShortStory548—Tiramar and the Druid: a piece of flash fantasy fiction about a druid, a lady and a pirate’s lies;ShortStory549—The Dragon Queen’s Emissary: a piece of flash fantasy fiction about a dragon’s conquest;ShortStory550—Abigail and the Fairy Queen: a piece of flash fantasy fiction set in the dustrunner world;ShortStory551—The Hazards of Homework: a piece of flash urban fantasy about an urban wizard and some homework that gets all too real;ShortStory552—After the War: a piece of flash post-apocalyptic fiction about a library, a war and the survivors;ShortStory553—Almost Forbidden: a piece of flash speculative fiction about some shape-shifting birds, a forbidden tryst, and true love;ShortStory554—The Ocean’s Gift: a piece of flash fantasy fiction about seashells and a father’s love;ShortStory555—Shanra and the Iskevar: a piece of flash fantasy fiction about exploration, first contact and the ethics of conservation.ShortSTory556—Spiders Under Siege: a piece of flash fantasy fiction about spiders, assassins and a siege;ShortStory557—Tania and the Weeping Dove: a piece of flash urban fantasy about a weeping dove, vampires and a boxful of photographs;ShortStory558—The Peacock’s Secret: a piece of flash urban fantasy about a peacock warrior, a vampire and an organisation with a mole.
The following pieces arrived last week and are awaiting completion:
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