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Writing Report Card: November 2017

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Daniel Andrlik
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Daniel Andrlik lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia. By day he manages product teams. The rest of the time he is a podcast host and producer, writer of speculative fiction, a rabid reader, and a programmer.
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Last month, I announced a new recurring feature where I’ll publicly post a report card of fiction writing activity each month. This series is inspired by Aeryn Rudel’s blog Rejectomancy. Each month I’ll post my results, summarizing words written, submissions, rejections, and hopefully acceptances.

Here’s the stats for this month:

Words Written>

Words Written #

ProjectTypeWords Written
DARK CONDUITNovel12,542
Market Activity>

Market Activity #

TypeCount
Submissions4
Rejections2
Acceptances0
Publications0

Way less words than I hoped to achieve this month, in part due to a lot of business travel, illness, and honestly a general malaise about the state of the nation. However, I’m ready to buckle down next month for a big push.

Onward!

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