I recently came to the realization in my writing that I really prefer the short form. I know that given the format of this blog, that shouldn’t seem surprising, but most aspiring writers I know think of themselves as novelists in the making. There is not a whole lot of exposure for short stories out there.

Since I came to the decision that the short form is where I want to focus, I need to set myself goals that don’t involve completing a novel. So I’ve been looking at magazines that accept story submissions. Goal: Publication in Assimov’s Science Fiction

I must get better at writing daily. 100 words is not that many. And once you get used to the format and length, not that difficult to end up at exactly 100 words. I can now eyeball a piece and know if I’m going to be over or not and even have a good guess of how many words I’ll need to remove.

But I’m still not writing every day. I can kind of give myself a pass on the weekends when things get really busy, but weeknights, I’m already in front of the computer. I resolve to do better.