10 Optional Records
More records to keep you organized or simply distract.
f (format) * (importance) ? (thoughts)
1. Literary Bio
f fifty words about you and your literary accomplishments
* at the ready for all those acceptances
? do you use humour in your bio
2. Letter to…
f template used for submissions
* provides continuity
? how do you close your letters
3. Magazine Locations
f Province/State…Magazine/Journal…City
*keeps geography in mind with story settings
? will you conquer your country
4.Yearly Contests/Grants
f Month…Contest/Grant…Deadline
* reminder of what’s approaching(update often)
? do you submit outside your country
5. No Simultaneous Submissions
f list of magazines that adamantly refuse ss
* also add publications you’ve been caught at
? how many places have you sent a story to at one time
6. No Response/1 Year+ Rejections
f Magazine…Story…Sent(date)…Response(date)
* tells you who the repeat offenders/slowpokes are
? what’s the longest you’ve waited for a rejection
7. Stories Retired
f Story…Magazine…Sent(date)…Response(date)
* history of stories retired(includes crap and acceptances)
? how many rejections can a story get before you retire it
8. List of Stories Written by Date
f Year/Season…Story
* how much you write in relation to other events in your life
? do you write more at certain times of the year
9. Story Synopses
f Story…Ten Word Description
* fun and challenging excercise
? can you pitch an entire collection in ten words
10. Table of Contents
f Story…# of Pages
* helps you visualize the length and ordering of collection
? what determines the order of your stories