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David’s Index for 2013


Novel words written: 46,303
Short fiction words written: 12,316
Notes, outline, and synopsis words written: 41,088
Blog words written: 26,878
Total words written: 126,585

New stories written: 2

Short fiction submissions sent: 26
Responses received: 24
Rejections: 18
Acceptances: 6 (1 pro, 3 semi-pro, 2 audio)
Other sales: 1 (audio)
Non-responses: 1 (project collapsed)
Awaiting response: 4

Short stories published: 14 (4 pro, 1 semi-pro, 5 reprint, 4 audio)

Novels completed: 1
Novel submissions: 5
Rejections: 3
Acceptances: 0
Awaiting response: 7

Agent submissions: 10
Rejections: 4
Acceptances: 0
Awaiting response: 6

Happy New Year!

David’s Index for 2012


Novel words written: 48,267
Short fiction words written: 20,646
Notes, outline, and synopsis words written: 11,071
Blog words written: 40,041
Total words written: 120,025

New stories written: 3

Short fiction submissions sent: 24
Responses received: 19
Rejections: 13
Acceptances: 5 (all pro)
Other responses: 1 (rewrite request)
Other sales: 10 (5 reprint, 3 audio, 2 translations)
Non-responses: 1 (gave up after 1036 days)
Awaiting response: 3

Short stories published: 13 (3 pro, 6 reprint, 2 translation, 2 audio)

Novel submissions: 2
Rejections: 1
Acceptances: 0
Awaiting response: 5

Agent submissions: 10
Rejections: 8
Acceptances: 0
Awaiting response: 3

Happy New Year!

David’s Index for 2011

Novel words written: 40,243
Short fiction words written: 28,006
Notes, outline, and synopsis words written: 22,486
Blog words written: 25,268
Total words written: 116,003
Novel words edited out: 4,381
Net words written: 111,622

New stories written: 4
Old stories trunked: 1

Short fiction submissions sent: 38
Responses received: 28
Rejections: 20
Acceptances: 3 (2 pro, 1 semi-pro)
Other responses: 1 (rewrite request)
Other sales: 5 (2 reprint, 2 audio, 1 live performance)
Non-responses: 1 (magazine changed ownership)
Awaiting response: 3

Short stories published: 9 (5 pro, 1 reprint, 3 audio)

Novels completed: 1
Novel submissions: 1
Rejections: 1
Acceptances: 0
Awaiting response: 4

Agent submissions: 11
Rejections: 14
Acceptances: 0
Awaiting response: 1

Happy New Year!

David’s Index for 2010

Novel words written: 28,665
Short fiction words written: 21,335
Notes, outline, and synopsis words written: 24,064
Blog words written: 49,505
Total words written: 123,569

New stories written: 4

Short fiction submissions sent: 44
Responses received: 43
Rejections: 27
Acceptances: 8 (7 pro, 1 charity)
Other responses: 3 (rewrite requests)
Other sales: 5 (1 non-fiction, 4 audio)
Non-responses: 3 (1 magazine folded, 1 never replied, 1 pulled)
Awaiting response: 4

Short stories published: 13 (5 pro, 3 semi-pro, 1 reprint, 1 translation, 3 audio)

Novel submissions: 4
Rejections: 2
Acceptances: 0
Awaiting response: 4

Agent submissions: 6
Rejections: 1
Acceptances: 0
Awaiting response: 5

Trips to “Mars”: 1
Mars Talks presented: 13
Mars books self-published: 1

Happy New Year!

David’s Index for 2009

Novel words written: 16,426
Short fiction words written: 51,887
Notes, outline, and synopsis words written: 10,153
Blog words written: 34,281
Total words written: 112,747

New stories written: 9 (8 fiction, 1 non-fiction)
Existing stories revised: 1

Short fiction submissions sent: 63
Responses received: 61
Rejections: 42
Acceptances: 8 (6 pro, 2 semi-pro)
Other responses: 6 (rewrite requests)
Other sales: 5 (1 reprint, 1 translation, 3 audio)
Non-responses: 4 (2 magazines folded, 2 never replied)
Awaiting response: 6

Short stories published: 12 (5 pro, 1 semi-pro, 2 reprint, 1 translation, 3 audio)

Novel submissions: 0
Rejections: 1
Acceptances: 0
Awaiting response: 1

Endeavour Award nominations: 1
Endeavour Awards won: 1

Happy New Year!

12/30/08: David’s Index for 2008

Novel words written: 40,521
Short fiction words written: 33,972
Notes, outline, and synopsis words written: 8,163
Blog words written: 40,048
Total words written: 122,704
Novel words edited out: 8,955
Net words written: 113,749

New stories written: 6 (5 fiction, 1 non-fiction)
Existing stories revised: 1

Short fiction submissions sent: 28
Responses received: 25
Rejections: 10
Acceptances: 8 (6 pro, 1 non-fiction, 1 semi-pro)
Other responses: 2 (rewrite requests)
Other sales: 3 (1 reprint, 2 audio)
Non-responses: 2
Awaiting response: 4

Short stories published: 9 (3 pro, 1 non-fiction, 1 reprint, 2 translations, 1 audio, 1 previously-unpublished story as part of collection)

Novels completed: 1
Novel submissions: 4
Rejections: 3
Acceptances: 0
Awaiting response: 2

Nebula nominations: 1
Nebulas won: 0

Collections published: 1

Happy New Year!

12/31/07: David’s Index for 2007

Novel words written: 79,453
Short fiction words written: 5,121
Notes, outline, and synopsis words written: 3,074
Blog words written: 27,076
Total words written: 114,724

New stories written: 1
Existing stories revised: 2

Short fiction submissions sent: 27
Responses received: 31
Rejections: 27
Acceptances: 2 (1 pro, 1 semi-pro)
Other sales: 4 (1 reprint, 2 translations, 1 unpublished story as part of collection)
Awaiting response: 5

Short stories published: 10 (2 pro, 1 semi-pro, 1 reprint, 5 translations, 1 audio)

Novel submissions: 5
Rejections: 4
Acceptances: 0
Awaiting response: 1

Collection submissions: 1
Rejections: 0
Acceptances: 1

Award nominations: 0

Happy New Year!

12/31/06: David’s Index for 2006

Short fiction words written: 44,485
Novel words written: 9,205
Notes, outline, and synopsis words written: 9,946
Blog words written: 44,048
Total words written: 107,684

New stories written: 3 (2 short stories, 1 novella)
Existing stories revised: 2

Short fiction submissions sent: 27
Responses received: 21
Rejections: 18
Acceptances: 3 (3 pro, 0 semi-pro)
Other sales: 7 (2 reprints, 4 translations, 1 audio)
Awaiting response: 8

Short stories published: 7 (3 pro, 1 reprint, 2 translations, 1 audio)

Novel submissions: 4
Rejections: 4
Acceptances: 0
Awaiting response: 1

Agent submissions: 3
Rejections: 2
Acceptances: 1

Major award nominations: 1
Minor award nominations: 0
Major awards won: 1

Happy New Year!

12/29/05: David’s Index for 2005

Novel words written: 6,004
Short story words written: 10,992
Notes, outline, and synopsis words written: 8,794
Blog words written: 33,428
Total words written: 59,218

New stories written: 2
Existing stories revised: 2

Short story submissions sent: 23
Responses received: 22
Acceptances: 4 (1 pro, 1 semi-pro, 2 reprints)
Rejections: 12
Other responses: 6 (4 rewrite requests, 2 markets closed)
Awaiting response: 4

Short stories published: 9 (6 new, 3 reprints)

Major award nominations: 0
Minor award nominations: 1
Awards won: 0

Novel editing hours: 69.5
Novels submitted: 1
Novels awaiting response: 1

Happy New Year!

12/30/04: David’s Index for 2004

Novel words written: 77,431
Short story words written: 11,082
Notes, outline, and synopsis words written: 13,809
Blog words written: 32,168
Total words written: 134,490
Novel words edited out: 6,103
Net words written: 128,387

New stories written: 2
Existing stories revised: 2
Old stories trunked: 5

Short story submissions sent: 36
Responses received: 38
Acceptances: 7 (4 pro, 3 semi-pro)
Rejections: 30
Other responses: 1 (rewrite request)
Awaiting response: 5

Short stories published: 5
Short stories made available on Fictionwise.com: 6

Hugo nominations: 1
Campbell nominations: 1
Nebula preliminary ballot nominations: 1
Major awards won: 0
Honorable mentions in Dozois’ Year’s Best: 4

Novels completed: 1

Happy New Year!