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Dec. 18--Submission No. 67 for 2024 went out this afternoon.

 

Dec. 7--The Winter 2024 issue of The Orchards Poetry Journal, which includes my poem "News of a Dying Friend," went live today. I've already downloaded a free pdf copy.

 

Dec. 4--On top of the great news about my poem going live Saturday in the winter issue of The Orchards Poetry Journal, I managed to send out Submission No. 66 for 2024 tonight. It's been a pretty good day.

 

This afternoon I received the proof for the winter 2024 issue of The Orchards Poetry Journal, where my poem "News of a Dying Friend" will appear. No typos in my poem or bio in the proof, and it looks good. The issue is slated to go live Saturday. This made my Wednesday, and I am eager for Saturday to arrive.

 

Nov. 27--Submission No. 65 for 2024 went out this morning. Wow. Just ... wow.

 

Nov. 4--Submissions No. 63 and No. 64 went out today. I wasn't expecting that.

 

Oct. 31--Though the day was busy with Halloween activity and some preparation for Saturday's event, The Bard & Friends Area Authors' Book Sale, I managed to send Submission No. 62 for 2024.

 

Oct. 30--Submission No. 61 for 2024 went out this afternoon. Apparently, I am not done for the year, even though my goal was 12 submissions for 2024.

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Though I don't think I've mentioned it here at my website, I've been posting like crazy on social media about the event I created that will occur on Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Hardin County Public Library. It is the second year for The Bards & Friends Area Authors' Book Sale, and this year I scheduled three dozen authors to participate. This has taken a lot of time to coordinate over the past five months or so, but I think it is an awesome opportunity to provide indie authors a place to sell their books without being stuck with fees. And visitors have a chance to meet authors and get autographed copies of their work. It's a win-win situation.

 

Oct. 7--I reached Submission No. 60 for 2024 just a few minutes ago. What a milestone

 

I started my day by sending out Submission No. 59 for 2024. I've been pretty fortunate to find so many markets.

 

Oct. 2--A record year of submissions continues with Submission No. 58, which went out this afternoon.

 

Oct. 1--Submission No. 57 for 2024 went out this morning.

 

Sept. 16--Wow! I just received word that one of my poems was accepted for publication in the winter edition of WestWard Quarterly. That is the second poem I've had accepted this year, the first being for The Orchards Poetry Journal. That poem will be in their winter issue, too.

 

Sept. 13--Yeah ... OK ... I sound like a broken record, but ... Submission No. 56 for 2024 just went out. As long as I find suitable markets I'll continue to submit beyond my annual goal. I've been pretty lucky this year.

 

Sept. 12--One more: Submission No. 55 for 2024 went out this afternoon.

 

Sept. 10--I guess I have the momentum going because Submissions No. 53 and No. 54 for 2024 went out tonight.

 

It's official: I just sent Submission No. 52 for 2024, making an average of one submission per week this year.

 

Sept. 6--Guess what? Yep: Submission No. 51 for 2024 went out today. One more will earn me an average of one per week for the year.

 

Sept. 4--Submissions No. 49 and No. 50 went out today. I see a 1-submission-per-week-of-2024 average on the horizon!

 

Aug. 29--This afternoon I sent out Submission No. 48 for 2024, hitting that milestone of a four per month average for the entire year.

 

Aug. 23--This morning I sent Submission No. 47 for 2024.

 

Aug. 21--Closing in on an average of four submissions per month for 2024 ... Submissions No. 45 and No. 46 went out today.

 

Aug. 14--Submission No. 44 for 2024 went out today.

 

Aug. 6--Submission No. 43 for 2024 went out tonight.

 

July 25--Submission No. 42 for 2024 went out tonight.

 

July 23--Submission No. 41 for 2024 went out tonight.

 

July 12--A short work day, but I managed to get Submission No. 40 for 2024 sent.

 

July 10--Submission No. 37 for 2024 went out today ... also, Submission No. 38 ... also, Submission No. 39 ...

 

July 1--To top off an awesome day, I sent Submission No. 36 for 2024.

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I just received the great news that my poem "News of a Dying Friend" has been accepted by The Orchards Poetry Journal. What a great way to start the week.

 

June 25--I sent Submission No. 35 for 2024. One more submission and I'll be at three times my annual goal!

 

June 24--I sent Submission No. 34 for 2024 tonight.

 

June 20--Submission No. 33 for 2024 went out late tonght.

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June 12--I managed to get out another submission tonight, making that Submission No. 32 for 2024.

 

May 30--I sent Submission No. 31 for 2024.

 

May 22--I just sent Submissions No. 29 & 30 for 2024. At this point it looks as if I likely will reach at least 36 submissions for this year, which would be triple my goal of 12. But even if I don't I am good with what I have accomplished.

 

May 7--Not one, not two, but three submissions sent tonight. Submissions No. 26, 27 and 28 for 2024 are now in the books.

 

April 10--I managed to get out Submission No. 25 for the year this evening.

 

April 4--My column about following guidelines and proofreading manuscripts when submitting material for publication was published today in Lit Mag News .... https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/how-to-get-out-of-your-own-way-on

 

April 2--I sent Submission No. 24 for 2024 tonight. That's twice my annual goal in just a little more than a quarter of the timeframe.

 

March 25--The roll continued this evening when Submission No. 23 for 2024 went out. Earlier this afternoon I sent Submission No. 22 for 2024.

 

March 21--As expected, I got Submission No. 21 for 2024 sent this afternoon.

 

March 20--I sent Submission No. 20 for 2024. I have a couple of leads for some markets that will be closing their submission windows soon, so I might be able to get out a couple more submissions before the month is done.

 

March 19--Submission No. 19 for 2024 went out this afternoon.

 

March 13--So my last submission was an essay. I received notification tonight it was accepted. Woo hoo!

 

March 12--I sent Submission No. 18 tonight.

 

Feb. 28--Tonight I sent Submission No. 17 for 2024. 

 

Feb. 19--I sent Submission No. 16 for 2024 this afternoon.

 

Feb. 8--So ... Submission No. 11 went out today ... and Submission No. 12 ... and Submission No. 13 ... and Submission No. 14 ... and Submission No. 15. I have a goal of 12 submissions per year, and 2024 is no different. This might be the earliest I've completed that goal.

 

Feb. 7--Excited to send out Submission No. 10 for 2024 this afternoon.

 

Jan. 31--This afternoon, I sent Submission No. 9.

Just after midnight, I sent Submission No. 8 for 2024.

 

Jan. 30--Submission No. 7 went out this morning.

 

Jan. 29--Submission No. 6 for 2024 went out just a little while ago.

 

Jan.24--I'm not gonna lie: it felt great to send out Submission No. 4 for 2024 this afternoon.

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Jan. 17--Submission No. 3 for 2024 went out this afternoon.

 

Jan. 12--Submission No. 2 for 2024 went out this afternoon.

 

Jan. 4--My first submission of 2024 went out early this afternoon. Feels great!

 

You might also notice this NEWS section is looking kind of bare. I have taken down the posts from previous years and archived them in a document in the writing folder of my computer to start anew.

 

 

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