Hi everyone,
So I'm here to confess my goals, for posterity's sake, I guess.
My Goals
First of all, to increase the tension here, I have only four months to complete my goals! It's almost August now, and I need to get this done before the New Year, when my grad program application is due. I also need a pub cred before then....
Here's the background: I applied to grad school last year, but wasn't accepted (that was pretty heart-breaking, but that's another story). Since then, I've begun the arduous process of creating a new portfolio, which is stronger, better, and more suitable to academia (read: no sci-fi). However, the real, true ticket into my program is of course a publishing credit, which I do not have currently.
My Strategy
I've been focusing most of my time on the portfolio, because that's where I'm comfortable. So, on the portfolio front, I feel confident (I'll still submit some or all of the pieces to AW for critique on 2nd draft).
However, on the publishing front, I've been really bad. I did submit to one (1) publisher (I know, shame on me!) in April, and have since given up hope that that will pan out. Now, I'm submitting to many local literary magazines. (Er... I should say, I will be submitting to them....). I plan to apply to programs in my home area, so I feel like even though these presses are small, they will be recognised by the instructors that review my portfolio. My strategy here specifically, is to write pieces for the magazine, rather than trying to find something that I've written that matches the magazine... Does that make sense?
I just finished a piece of Flash Fiction 500 words, which is for a local literary magazine, for their issue on the theme of Nostalgia (Baudrillard's). When I get more feedback from my critique group, I'll post on SYS.
Sorry for rambling on all about myself... I do feel that it's beneficial to share my goals with the world, to say them out loud. I appreciate you taking the time to read them!
So I'm here to confess my goals, for posterity's sake, I guess.
My Goals
- Get a publishing credit under my belt
- Create a kick-ass MFA grad school portfolio
First of all, to increase the tension here, I have only four months to complete my goals! It's almost August now, and I need to get this done before the New Year, when my grad program application is due. I also need a pub cred before then....
Here's the background: I applied to grad school last year, but wasn't accepted (that was pretty heart-breaking, but that's another story). Since then, I've begun the arduous process of creating a new portfolio, which is stronger, better, and more suitable to academia (read: no sci-fi). However, the real, true ticket into my program is of course a publishing credit, which I do not have currently.
My Strategy
I've been focusing most of my time on the portfolio, because that's where I'm comfortable. So, on the portfolio front, I feel confident (I'll still submit some or all of the pieces to AW for critique on 2nd draft).
However, on the publishing front, I've been really bad. I did submit to one (1) publisher (I know, shame on me!) in April, and have since given up hope that that will pan out. Now, I'm submitting to many local literary magazines. (Er... I should say, I will be submitting to them....). I plan to apply to programs in my home area, so I feel like even though these presses are small, they will be recognised by the instructors that review my portfolio. My strategy here specifically, is to write pieces for the magazine, rather than trying to find something that I've written that matches the magazine... Does that make sense?
I just finished a piece of Flash Fiction 500 words, which is for a local literary magazine, for their issue on the theme of Nostalgia (Baudrillard's). When I get more feedback from my critique group, I'll post on SYS.
Sorry for rambling on all about myself... I do feel that it's beneficial to share my goals with the world, to say them out loud. I appreciate you taking the time to read them!
