Writer Stats at the End of 2022

I have been writing seriously, with sending out regular submissions since 2014. I keep track of my subs on a homemade Excel spreadsheet, that way I don't send the same story out to multiple publishers. It’s not glamorous but it’s fulfilling.

 

It’s a lot of talking out loud to hear how my words flow, playing with my Star Wars action figures when I hit writer’s block, and trying to remember to eat three meals a day when I am on deadlines. It’s been more difficult, since my accident, but I am still passionate about telling stories.

 

 

Stats 2014-2022

 

53 short stories finished

1 novella finished

11 one-act plays finished

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190 submissions sent out 

137 rejection letters received (not everyone sent them out)

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16 stories published in anthologies

2 essays published

2 one-act play festivals won

1 writer grant won

 

Non-Fiction Essay Sale for 2023 Publication

I have not signed the contract yet, but I was just offered a sale on an essay I wrote about reconnecting with my new legs after my accident. I am thrilled to be sharing this story next year! It is good to have things to look forward to, in order to keep motivation and momentum going.

Keep dreaming your dreams.

My Author Copy of the Newest Anthology Arrived

I am so proud of the story in the anthology Once Upon an Ever After. "Old Roots, New Soil" was the first story of mine that was hand-selected, and not just a naked submission. That is just thrilling. 

Here is a link to purchase the book from:

https://www.amazon.com/Once-Upon-After-Lynne-Booth

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/once-upon-an-ever-after-kaye-lynne-booth

Winning Monologue Published

Happy Day!! My copy of Best Women's Stage Monologues 2022 arrived this afternoon!

I am thrilled to be part of this collection that Debbie Lamedman put together, with a monologue from my winning play Have You Ever Heard a Goldfinch Sing?, from KNOW Theatre's Playwright Festival 2020.

I am equally happy to be sharing the pages with work from my friend and playwright John Mabey, who was my co-winner in the same festival in 2019.

https://smithandkraus.com

https://www.amazon.com/Best-Womens-Stage-Monologues-2022

Guest Blog published for "Old Roots, New Soil"

My next story will be in the anthology Once Upon an Ever After, releasing tomorrow! Kaye Lynne Booth has been an amazing editor, and is doing a digital book tour, releasing special guest blogs through the coming weeks and I kick it off. The first guest blog is "Finding Roots", about the inspiration for my newest story. I will post information for ordering it tomorrow!

Until then, check out my guest blog for Wordcrafter Press, about the inspiration for my newest story, here:

Welcome to the Wordcrafter Once Upon an Ever After book blog tour.

Brave New Worlds Has Been Released

My latest story, "Spinoza's Garden," has been printed in a new anthology, Brave New Worlds, published by Zombies Need Brains, LLC. I am so proud of this story.

It's not always easy. I originally finished this story on October 31, 2015. That night was an accident that left me in a coma for weeks and then recovering in the Burn ICU for months.

This story sat untouched until last year, when I pulled it out to read it again and then began to edit it down. This may be one of my favorite acceptance letters to date.

Want to read the story? It talks about the lengths we go to for survival, and what we think that might look like. You can buy a copy from the publishers at:

https://zombies-need-brains-llc.square.site/#OcyuVT

A Guest Blog Revisited

My story "The Last Seven Tribes of Ketchari" is now available in this new anthology Summer of Sci-fi & Fantasy: Volume One. When it was initially printed in Transmundane Press' anthology On Fire, I was invited to do a guest blog for their website about my personal story with fire and how my accident affected my writing.

If you would like to read it, the blog is still available on their website.

What Burned Away by Sarah Lyn Eaton