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"Here's my monthly tally for May: 12,100 new words of fiction written this month. 1 11 first drafts currently in progress. 2 2 first drafts currently \"ripening\" before second draft. 3 0 second drafts currently in progress 0 second drafts currently in the hands of \"trusted readers.\" 1 third draft currently in progress. 0 third drafts currently awaiting polishing. 0 fourth drafts in currently in progress. 9 &nbsp;stories currently submitted to markets 60 words in shortest story currently submitted. 4 14,000 words in longest story currently submitted. 1 offer of publication received this month. 5 1 Better than April, but still not so good as February. Nearly all of the new words in May were for the first draft of a new \"mainstream\" story, currently at 10,300 words and now in its \"ripening\" phase (see fn. 3, infra ). About half of my time this month was absorbed in writing a second draft of a shorter story, and responding to comments on it. 2 I always have a lot of first drafts \"in progress,\" until one of them really grabs me and I work on it obsessively. 3 I employ a six-week \"ripening\" period for first drafts. 4 The 60-word story was submitted to a drabble contest. 5 Technically this was a contest win, but it carried a cash prize and did include posting on a Web site.&nbsp;"
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