shanmonster | Red Letter Day

The day before yesterday, I sent a query letter to a publishing house I like for a collection of short stories. The very next day, the editor sent me an email requesting the full manuscript. This was the first time I've ever sent a manuscript query letter, so I guess I must've done a good job! I highly recommend the podcast The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. That's where I learned the most about query letters.

But wait! There's more.

Yesterday, after about 2.5 years of struggling, I finished the first draft of my novel The Everwhen. I'm gonna get that bad boy printed at Staples or something, and then I'm gonna slam it down on the table. BAM! I plan on taking a bit of time off from the manuscript to clear my mind and work on other writing projects, and then I'll read the whole thing while making revision notes. In case you're wondering, it clocked in at 95,000 words. I had estimated 100,000 words at the onset. Not bad.

Now I need to write up a final report for the folks at the Waterloo Arts Fund. I received a grant from them to help support me while working on this beast.