Somehow October got away from me, so it’s going to hang out with November for this round of goal assessment. It’s been two months of ups and downs, but for the most part my muse is on a roll.
1. Work towards getting The Muse published.
It’s been a rough couple of months on this front! I sent out four query packages (just shy of my goal of five) in October. Out of those four, I received one written rejection and three assumed rejections. The assumed rejections are due to the fact that I got the silent treatment. Oooo, that’s painful! All part of process, I suppose!
During November, I put all my focus on the Poem A Day Challenge on Poetic Asides (see #3 below), so I didn’t send out any additional query packages.
I intend on starting a new round of queries after the holiday craziness calms down a bit. 🙂
2. Start writing Lineage.
One the shelf for the time being thanks to poetry pursuits.
3. Submit poetry.
Once again, I participated in the Poetic Asides community via Writer’s Digest for Wednesday prompts and the 2015 November Poem A Day Challenge.
For the challenge I wrote between three and four haikus per day. The end goal of the challenge is to construct a chapbook of poems from the challenge and submit the manuscript. The winning chapbook is published!
I’m in the process of experimenting with a possible concept for my chapbook. There was a reason why I wrote a minimum of three haiku for each prompt. Now it’s time to see if my idea is going to work. Stay tuned!
Results for the 2015 April Poem A Day Challenge (via Poetic Asides onWriter’s Digest) were finally updated again. I am excited to announce that I’ve scored another Top 10 finish!! You’ll see me listed just below the halfway point. YAY!
National Haiku Writing Month’s daily prompts via NaHaiWriMo’s Facebook Page offered up some interesting prompts. I completed both October and November prompts.
4. Don’t give up or get distracted.
After the epic failure of October’s query packages, it was tough to stay focused. However, the PAD Challenge helped keep me grounded and motivated me to stay in the game. I’m still going strong and I’m not about to give up!
5. Be flexible.
See #3.
My experiment for my PAD Chapbook entry is definitely challenging me to look at haiku from a different perspective. The concept didn’t occur to me until a week into the challenge, so I’m going to have to go back and reconfigure a few things. I have no idea if my idea is going to work, but I’m excited to give it a try. Details will be forthcoming!
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And let’s not forget the word of the year:
Persistence
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How are you doing with your 2015 goals?
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c.b.w. 2015
C.B. Wentworth 
Ouch. The cold shoulder is one of the hardest kinds of rejections, but congratulations with your poems. How exciting to make it on the top 10 more than once! 🙂
My goals haven’t been going quite as planned, but it’s been a much busier semester than I originally anticipated it would be. I think I bit off a little more teaching/administrative responsibilities than I can easily chew. But that’s okay. Just makes me appreciate time writing more than ever.
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Yeah, there’s nothing quite as cold as complete silence. I’m hoping to regroup and come back swinging soon!
I’ve only got two more days before Winter Break. It’s been a busy semester for me, too. May we both find some moments of relaxation!
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