January Stats

I wrote a total of 3 short stories this month for a total of 25,382 words. The goal was 19,250 words.

I worked on editing 2 shorts, and got one in good enough condition to have read, but I didn't get it submitted yesterday. The Challenge Master gave me a few extra days to clean it up and submit since he won't be able to read it until today or tomorrow. I'm a little disapointed that I didn't get the story submitted, but it's a learning process, and I'm still figuring out how to manage my time.

I read a total of 7 books this month. Books read in January include:

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Trading in Danger (Vatta's War) by Elizabeth Moon
Marque and Reprisal (Vatta's War) by Elizabeth Moon
Green Angel by Alice Hoffman

Overall, I'm pretty damn pleased. Writing everyday, though tough, was much easier than editing. One thing I'm working on today is setting up a real schedule. That should help. Hopefully I can keep up the momenum for February. I'll blog later w/ Feb's goals.