Stalled

Confession: I must take a perverse pleasure in sabotaging my own attempts to accomplish things. Why else would I do it so frequently?

Reading:

• "L. DeBard and Aliette: A Love Story," by Lauren Groff
  
• The House of Mirth, by Edith Wharton
  

Writing:

• "Ferian Fetlock Catches a Cold" - Outline 95%
  

Revising:

• "The Revenant"
• "Cora and the Sea" - Third draft 50%

Okay, it's been two days in a row with no progress of any kind. I feel like I've stalled out, and the best way I've discovered to get revved up is to come up with some good, short-term plans.

I mentioned before that I was heading to Greenport again this weekend for some Ferian writing. I've also decided to finish the "Cora and the Sea" revision, do the "Revenant" revision, and get at least one of those two stories, if not both, submitted to a magazine.

It's a three day weekend, after all, and I should be able to get at least that much done in three days--especially since the only other task before me is to figure out how to make a pumpkin cheesecake. (There's a trick to cheesecake, apparently--use dental floss to cut it while it's still warm. Huh.)

Beyond that, I want to do some reading, finish another sort story and maybe finally get through with House of Mirth. I've been poking along on it for weeks now, and I'm sick of seeing it up on my list.

Publication Status:

• Submitted: 5
  
• Accepted: 1
• Rejected: 1
• Pending: 3