A Piece Of My Heart

April is in the rear view, May is on the road ahead

Howdy! April man … it was a month. Spring weather was popping – snowstorms, rain storms, tanning in the hammock, all of it. GOT came back and I’m thrilled to say the least. I managed to write a mini poem every day in April, which I’m pretty pleased about. Not what I would consider NaPoWriMo quality, but I put a poetic observation on paper every day, which isn’t something I thought I’d be able to do. Of course, not every piece is print-worthy, but I expect to find at least a few gems when I go back through. That collection is right here:

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Fleeting Moments  (E) I follow doggedly as the world streaks by #2186664 by Emily

Other successes include 22 reviews, 2 new poems, 1 short story (haven’t written a short story in a looong time), and 2 Quill wins for short free verse and long free verse That was a mega surprise I also read five books and wrote reviews for them, and kept up with my "The Power Reviewers Group"  guardian duties and my sleep tracking over at the "Habit Heroes " . May is another official month at the "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS"  so I’ll be posting the first prompt for that tonight.

I guess the big writing project looking ahead is for the "Musicology Anthology"  contest. I’ve committed to writing 14 short stories over the next three months, and I’ll be storing them all in the book linked below. I haven’t been very good at my storytelling in short formats in the past, so I’m glad for this opportunity to stretch my writing muscles and get in more consistent practice

BOOK

The Golden Age  (GC) Stories of family, growing up, and facing your destiny based on Woodkid's "The Golden Age" #2189427 by Emily

Other April writings:

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Callused Hands  (ASR) I see the years built up in layers - Includes Reading #2186907 by Emily

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Mud.  (E) It is not wet dirt. #2187272 by Emily

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He Was Too Young  (GC) Evidence of a missing cop is lost in a blizzard - will Mel discover what happened to him? #2187777 by Emily

As for goals, there are a few important changes from previous months. I’ll still be reviewing, but other things are being cut, like Wodehouse (which is on hiatus), MHWA Challenges (which are on hiatus for May), and several contests because I’ve frankly not been too good about entering and I want to focus on the big project anyway.

Review:
15 for "Anniversary Reviews" :
         
15 for "Newbie Welcome Wagon" :
         
12 for "Power Review Rewards" :
         
At least 5 for "Invalid Item"  as part of May Challenge
         

Read:
For "CLOSED!The Monthly Reading Challenge" , "Little Mouse Loves to Read"  and "Angel Product Reviews" 
“The Feather Thief” by Kirk Wallace Johnson
          Product Review: "The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century"  
"Brief Answers to the Big Questions" by Stephen Hawking
          Product Review: "Brief Answers to the Big Questions"  
"The Other End of the Leash" by Patricia McConnell
          Product Review: "The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs"  

Enter Contests:
"The Contest Challenge" 
"SugarCube's Monthly Random Contest!!" 
Five short stories for "The Golden Age" 

Continue Regular Commitments:
Normal review crediting for "The Power Reviewers Group" 
Sleep and update "Habit Heroes "  every morning
"30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS"  prompting, admin, and judging

See ya later!
-Emily