It's looking like a busy week, so I'm not setting myself any big goals. I'm teaching every day at the gym except Monday because it's our new release week and some classes need two instructors to launch the new programs.
After saying on Friday I hadn't had any new rejections, two came in yesterday, including one for a query I sent on Saturday. Which was disappointing, but I always feel like it's better to know than to have to assume it's pass because it's been six months with no word.
I wrote a story yesterday for my collection. I'm not sure I like it much, but I'll sit on it. If I still hate it when I've written the rest, I'll write a different one to take its place. My crit group are giving me good feedback on the ones I've already written. I hope they can get through the bulk of them before I have to submit the story to the contest.
This week's goals are to write another story for the anthology and to learn all the spin classes I need to learn in time to teach them. I think I've got the R30 one down, but tomorrow morning will be the test of that. Once I've done it a couple of times, it'll be in there for good. And I only need to learn half of the Ride for the weekend, so I'll do that on Friday. It's my birthday, so I'm planning to take half a day off to celebrate (and to learn the class).
What are your goals this week?
That sounds like a week that’s full on the calendar but at least structured—you’ve got clear teaching commitments, even if the energy demand is high with new releases and double instruction.
ReplyDeleteOn the writing side, those quick rejections are always a mixed kind of relief. They sting in the moment, but they also close the loop fast, which is often better than sitting in limbo for months wondering if silence means “no” or just “not yet.” A prompt response at least keeps the pipeline moving so you can focus your attention elsewhere instead of carrying unanswered submissions in the background.
Given the pace of your week, keeping goals light sounds less like lowering expectations and more like protecting bandwidth so the teaching load and everything else doesn’t blur together.
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Good luck writing your story with work and the exercise classes you're teaching. I'm going to be outside working in my yard and planting this week. It'll be very fun.
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