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March Update - False Spring Edition

kenahoover

Updated: 3 days ago

Haboobs!

It's been a haboob kind of March, with wind and dust so thick that the air became toxic and highways were shut down. Our plants started to bloom, only to be hit by freezing weather, including hail and a little snow. Tatooine to Hoth. Typical NM Spring in the high desert. We're now in the phase where the temperature climbs to the high 70s in the afternoon and plummets to the 30s overnight. Maybe we've had our last false Spring.

Life in the high desert.

March Madness

I created NCAA brackets this year for fun. For a day and a half, one of my ESPN men's brackets was ranked 1st out of 24 million (it's now sitting in 11K territory). I have photo evidence! My women's bracket was also ranked number 1 for a short time. And I'm leading a friend's bracket. I should have bought lottery tickets, I guess.


Writing Goals

On the writing front, I've been slogging away at those pesky new words, and I've been submitting. So far, so good. Green checkmarks all around.


  • New Fantasy Novel Queries ✅

    • Active: 5

    • Declined: 3

  • Midnight Agency, Season 3 ✅

    • Goal: complete draft by June

      • Word count: 42K

      • 60% toward goal

  • New novel series -- start draft of a mystery, crime, or thriller.

    • Not started yet, but thinking about it.

  • Short stories ✅

    • Submitted: 9

    • Rejected: 5

  • Craft - actively improve writing skills by taking classes and studying.✅

    • Books:

      • How to Write a Howling Good Story - Wulf Moon

      • The Making of a Story - Alice LaPlante

    • Classes:

      • One Story's "Revise with Hannah Tinti"

  • Books - read at least 30 books in 2025✅

    • Books completed: 7

    • Favorites so far:

      • Terminal List - Jack Carr

      • True Grit - Charles Portis

      • Tread of Angels - Rebecca Roanhorse

  • Blog - write quarterly accountability posts and at least four posts that might interest readers.✅


If you like my work, please rate Midnight Agency on Amazon, B&N, or Goodreads. Those stars truly help me get more visibility.




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