Selena's Blog: 2007 Year End Tally

December 31, 2007

As 2007 draws to a close, here is my year by the numbers.

# of deaths among my friends and family = 2

# of births = 1

# of engagements = 2

# of people added to my household = 2
# of square feet added to my house = 0

# subs sent = 36
# subs accepted = 6
(That a 16% accept rate, which isn’t bad.)

# stories published = 7
(compared with 5 in 2006, 4 in 2005, 3 in 2004, and 1 poem in 2003)

# of novels drafted = 1
# of novels edited, revised, proofed and sent to crit partners for critique = 1
# of novels almost completely neglected = 2

# of days at Disney World = 2

# of new jobs = 1
# of resignation letters = 1

# of blood pressure medications tried before finally getting one that works for me = 3

# of trips to my beloved hometown Washington, DC = 4

Happy New Year!

Posted by Selena at December 31, 2007 04:15 PM