Popclogs is down again

popclogs is a ghost ship with nobody at the helm

Apparently our beloved Popclogs is down again, and this time almost looks to be for realsies. Tres sad. Some PHP error or something

Got together with the loyal followers on FB and what emerged was, for me, at least, a list

1. draft some sort of draft to send to Jon Hibbins, the last known person, to some alternate address (A G will help with this)
points to address are
- what's up
- what's the holdup (the error message, is it a hosting thing?)
- evince gratitude & whatnot
- we would like to not have him bear the burden of it alone
- at th very least get an answer, is it going down or not?
- if so can we at least get our data

2. find said alternate email address

3. contact Joey who is computer savvy, and poss. our own Betty who knows something re PHP, just for a sense of what's wrong and what it would entail to have it be fixed

Aside from that, I want to continue my own main pursuits on this site which was

- the 5 daily (or close) gratitudes
- the process known as Bootcamp
- the be an utter failure goal

GRATITUDES
yesterday
1. though we lost a great man 2 years ago, his spirit is still with us. Taking a small moment of time (too small) to celebrate that
2. interesting thought-provoking exchanges on that other site I waste so much time on
3. called the credit cards and got $100 literally, of late fees reversed from when i lost the plot with bills back in Nov. YAY!!!
4. finished the filing system (so, my 52 tasks in 52 weeks for this week!) which involved finding That Birth Data to murder that last illusion
5. feeling more focused and accomplished than I did even a week ago due to the wins


today
1. We finished and submitted Jimbo novel!! At the very last minute
2. Some interesting developments on that other site I waste so much time on (not particularly as fruitful as I'd fancied but interesting nonetheless)
3. things and ppl seem to be doing well at jobs
4. bro coming to town next weekend and saw C - line today
5. the sense that having a big goal like a crazy deadline (even if not fruitful and wholly arbitrary) really helped to rally the troops and focus the efforts

THE DAILY FAILS
1. the funny bit re the house next door
2. the inherent FAIL which is participating on that other site I waste so much time on (henceforth, TOS) but how I persist in it for no foggiest idea why - did manage to moderate though
3. still committing to daily process/list though effort is a FAIL when you, you know, go to bed at 7am and other cray stuff
4. THE NOVEL. EPIC FAIL. Trying to write a novel in a week (!!!) 60k words, and possibly fucking up the formatting at the last minute so they did not receive the final 2k words and the inherent hubris in submitting for a contest  a first draft of a novel that was possibly incomplete. STill, we wrote the bugger, submitted it on deadline, and that's all that matters.
5. the way the g - d word processor kept crashing and probably contributed to the submitting Fail

BOOTCAMP - theme was set it all on fire
my ideas re that from what I recall was my main objectives are
1. enthusiasm for life, which sums up to not assuming everything's about to go to the devil at any moment (part of purpose of the Fail goal)
2. don't quite remember but it was something like will to power or committment or somesuch
3. burn thru the clutter - of the mind and the physical space

tomorrow:
- draft email and get with A. G.
- call real estate re house next door
- do autopay for Frontier site
- JOBS: - update fb etc re new Omari stuff (emails too) + bit re raffle (get with W)
              - enter new email addresses
              - email Duarte (or even call?)
- post 5 things for sale for reals this time (10)
- start a woods
- music
- reading
- items on chore list

weekly:

• 52 weeks item: filing
• chore lists complete
• finish 3 woods 
• post 5 things online (ebay, amazon, etc)
• 4 hours training (PHP, Joomla, routers, networking, VPN's)
• 2 hours computer general reading
• finish one book (or 1/2 a big one)
• sub one wtg JH novel counts
• view next deadline Sorry ... story
• go to one event/party c - line came over... counts? Also NYE thing
• meet one new person (convo)

Monthly goals -

• clean/clear one area (take to Goodwill, massive clean, throw out trash - can be living room, office, back office, bedroom, etc front porch
• send MA newsletter - good start with novel videos
• Azule newsletter and grant stuff
• finish one piece well of music
• review emails and populate pub calendar and upcoming deadlines
• host an event/party (even if just casual/few ppl) JBerh and C - line came over (separately)

Organizing PRocess

1. Submittable - has deadlines and ways to save drafts and submit https://www.submittable.com/

2. most recent draft is this doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kRk6owxK4ikNu-rE7tqA-9JzmZC5_pVpfvTufAjgovw/edit

3. this old spreadsheet has old resources, opps, contact info, etc https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fgxbTws-yAUkMRNvDEfMRIaloVp2IBrOLyzZFcj7obE/edit#gid=6

4. google calendar is supposedly going to send updates etc https://calendar.google.com/calendar/r/month/2019/6/1?tab=mc

5.  https://www.authorspublish.com/40-literary-journals-that-pay/ LIT JOURNALS THAT PAY! useful to harvest

6. https://www.freedomwithwriting.com/freedom/uncategorized/36-magazines-blogs-that-pay-writers-1000-per-article/ BLOGS ETC THAT PAY! useful to harvest

New Pub Possibilities

1. https://overland.org.au/2018/11/seeking-a-new-fiction-editor/ - Please submit a brief writing and editing CV (up to two pages) via this Submittable link, and a few paragraphs addressing the criteria above, and outlining your visions for fiction at Overland. We would be particularly interested in hearing your thoughts about contemporary Australian fiction and the role that fiction plays in culture and literature.

In keeping with Overland’s foundational principles, we encourage applications from editors from underrepresented backgrounds. (JH) NA

2. https://fountainmagazine.com/about/the-fountain-essay-contest-2018 - The question is: Why do we feel grateful? What should be we grateful for? And even, should we still be grateful when we’re depressed or when our lives are a mess? For this year’s Essay Contest, we want to hear from you. What are you grateful for? Who are you grateful to? Are you grateful? We can’t wait to read your responses. DO IT!!!!!

• Deadline for submissions: January 31, 2019 
• 1500 - 2500 words
• essay: well-developed argument
• model is Aristotelian, beginning, middle, end
• intro exposition conclusion
• THESIS - intro should end with thesis
• ARGUMENT - middle, illustrate your thesis
• CONCLUSION - obvious

3. http://www.benningtonreview.org/submit/

For fiction and creative nonfiction, please send no more than thirty pages per submission; any excerpts from a longer project must work as self-contained essays or stories.

November 1, 2018 to May 15, 2019.

(JH: I want to play too)

For film writing (and/or television writing), we are not looking for evaluative “reviews”; rather, please send essays  that engage with cinema in a unique and/or personal way. We want writers who are aware of the greater cultural, aesthetic, and social significance of their subject, be it domestic, international, avant-garde, classic, or contemporary cinema. We will also consider pieces on television, video art, viral videos, Vines, or any of the other alternative forms that moving images might take. Our preferred length for film writing is 10 to 20 pages. Pitches are welcome and encouraged.

(AA could be many things)

4. https://www.freedomwithwriting.com/freedom/uncategorized/nelson-algren-literary-awards-3500-short-story-prize-submission-guidelines/

Stories should be 8,000 words or less.

Writers are allowed to submit a maximum of 2 entries. There is no submission fee.

The deadline for submission is January 31st, 2019.  DO IT!!!!!

Nelson Algren was a novelist famous for books such as A Walk On the Wild Side, and The Man with the Golden Arm.  According to Wikipedia, Algren portrayed the world of “drunks, pimps, prostitutes, freaks, drug addicts, prize fighters, corrupt politicians, and hoodlums.”

5. https://themastersreview.submittable.com/submit/26106/new-voices-free

Submissions for our New Voices category are open year round. New Voices is  open to any new and emerging author who has not published a work of  fiction or narrative nonfiction of novel length. You must not have a  novel forthcoming at the time of submission.

• New Voices submissions are open to new and emerging writers only (no novel-length published work forthcoming at the time of submission).
• We accept fiction and narrative non-fiction. We do accept a variety  of genres and styles, our only requirement is that you show excellence  in your craft. We want to be wowed. Bend genres, experiment with structure, and write your heart out. But please, send us polished work.  Our aim is to showcase writers who we believe will continue to produce  great work. Send us only your best.
• We accept simultaneous submissions but please notify us if your work is picked up elsewhere.
• All submissions must be less than 7,000 words.
• We do accept multiple submissions.
• Please include a cover letter with your publication history (AA: chicken soup thing)

6. http://www.sps.com/poetry/

As many as you can by Dec 31

7. http://www.futurescapes.ink/#contest

For 2018, the Futurescapes Contest theme is “Cities of Promise.” We’re seeking stories set in a near-future city where significant strides have been made toward addressing the complex intersection of homelessness, mental health, and drug and sex trafficking.
Dec 31st

up to 8k words   DID IT

working on it

8. https://www.shortstoryaward.co.uk/awards/2019/
for future: only to a person who HAS been pub in UK

9. https://litmag.submittable.com/submit
for future: FEb

10. JH Novel Mystery http://mysterywriters.org/about-mwa/st-martins/ DID IT

selling stuff

selling, converting to cash, getting rid of stuff, etc

Stuff

* - big mac (?)
* - Big mac software (?)
* - mac keyboard (?)
* - J leather jacket (?)
* - A leather coat (?)
* - old camcorders (?)
* - Marantz (?)
* - large scanner (?)
* - large printer (?)
* - Printer paper (?)
* - dehydrator (?)
* - wheatgrass juicer (?)
* - DT speakers (?)

* - leather skirt
* - clothes, general
* - computer bags
* - car tyre thing
* - old digital camera (no lens)
* - old analog camera
* - guitar pegs
* - Kindle HD
* - Kindle
* - old phone
* - USB headphones/mic
* - London Fog coat

- suits
- iPad pro
- curio cabinet CL
- 2 nitestands CL
- nitestand CL
- sundry CDs'
- sundry decor
- table in carport CL
- law stand CL
- end table with casters CL
- watch
- sewing machine (?)
- Narnia set (?)
- hat (?)

art galleries

blue spiral   http://www.bluespiral1.com/SlideSubmission.cfm

more later

http://www.amerifolk.com/artist-submissions/  - saw them today (dec 7) very bearish on our prospects but esy enough to apply

Submitting work for consideration:
Artists should send 10 to 15 images, include title, materials & size with each piece.

Email submissions should be sent to:
folkart@amerifolk.com

Mail photographs to:
American Folk Art & Framing
64 Biltmore Ave.
Asheville NC 28801

General Dump - to do

hoping today but hard to obligations of a quasi social nature -

fb/cl post sale ads
vacuum
demo steamer
violin
80s octo
write 80s update email
write bro
look at livescription & answer
ID 4 more to sub
sub (online if available, in post otherwise)
TF questions
clean kitchen
blog quilt (other comp)
video dwld (other comp)


general

solve problem
learn joomla
find salvation army for stuff
aff mktg 1 hr/day
weekly sub
violin ongoing - Bach for actual performance
DL sundays
$ update 1x/wk
create systems
optimize space
eliminate extra
sell repurposed nightstands

more later

starting again, one way or another

http://www.all-story.com/submissions.cgi

sending this out in the mail

other news

1) the Chicken Soup thing I submitted did get accepted :) 

2) two things I submitted re art (free) also

I will update this more in a serious way by the end of the weekend


process:

1) AA art sub (paid or unpaid)

2) JH paid wtg sub & pitch - IE https://theestablishment.co/pitch-us-b0788d803a0b

3) JH unpaid sub (truth out, etc, old SERMCAP wtg, w/ Patreon link

4) AA paid wtg sub (if time, etc, maybe list of topics) IE this one http://ed2010.com/job/freelance-wellness-writer/


I have to look at the whole process and see if i want to start over or continue where I left off. Technically we want to collect 99 rejections so as soon as something comes in (IE chicken soup) I have to add more.

Prob add more because i started this in october and thus have till oct 2017 to do this

Going to keep a proper tally again:
when subbed, I put SUB in bold, then when accepted, removed off list & put on ACCEPTED list/blog; when rejected, remove SUB and leave on list

rejected list (goal is 99 by Oct)

1. Chicken SOup JH teacher inspiration
2. online fiction 
3. fiction PRINT (15K words)* 
4. poetry PRINT  
5. nonfiction PRINT (15k words)*
6. binge
7. travel poem
8. james hurst 1
9. james hurst 2
10. new york encounter
11. glamour mag
12. furious gazelle 
13. Porkbelly Press - Chapbook Cover Artwork
14. IMAGE journal JH
15. SUB - Zoetrope JUly 23 JH
16. SUB - Diverse Writers grant
17. SUB - Diverse Worlds grant

as can be seen, 99 - 14 = 85 more to go

accepted list:

1. Chicken Soup AA
2. Art 1 AA
3. Art 2 AA


my goal is to sub to 5 things by the end of the  weeekend

UPDATE - to this on 7.29.2017 http://speculativeliterature.org/grants/slf-diverse-writers-and-diverse-worlds-grants/ - 2 grants (added above)