Category Archives: Progress Reports

(Not Much) Progress Report for May 21, 2020 by Jeff Baker.

Posted on May 22, 2020 by jeffbaker307

For what it’s worth I finished the Friday Flash story.  Got a magazine in the mail I’m writing a story for, not open for submissions until later in the year, reading through it. Nice, fun pulp stuff. Slept too late … Continue reading →

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Readin’ and Writin’. Progress Report for May 19/20th, 2020 by Jeff Baker

Posted on May 21, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Wrote some more on the Friday Flash story on Tuesday, should have finished it. On Wednesday, I got two pieces of mail; “Science Fiction the Early Years” by Everett F. Bleiler. This hefty volume (about 1,000 words!) is a guide … Continue reading →

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Progress Report; May 18, 2020 from Jeff Baker.

Posted on May 18, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Surprised myself by knuckling down and working on the mystery. Rearranged chunks of the story, bringing introductions of our detective, suspects and victim early on. Makes more sense and will help the story flow. Also worked on the Friday Flash … Continue reading →

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On Board With a Progress Report for May 16/17, 2020, from Jeff Baker.

Posted on May 17, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Wrote some of the Friday Flash story; “With Wings on His Feet” as well as a brand-new story inspired by a reference to a Bruce Coville story (on his birthday!) and a memory of the Renaissance Faires at Newman. This … Continue reading →

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Progress Report by Jeff Baker, May 14, 2020.

Posted on May 14, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Was lazy and well-fed and didn’t have any real intention of working on the WIP tonight (actually early this morning, around 2:00am) but I read through it and started re-arranging some of it. It exists in big chunks, labeled things … Continue reading →

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Progress Report: May 11/12, 2020 by Jeff Baker.

Posted on May 12, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Not much to report today: I proofread the Queer Sci-Fi column that needs to be posted. And I wrote the Friday Flash Fiction story for the week; probably influenced by my reading of some of L. Frank Baum’s short stories, … Continue reading →

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Caught a Goof! Progress Report May 10, 2020 by Jeff Baker.

Posted on May 10, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Making serious progress on the historical mystery, just by plowing through it and not bothering to check through the MS for continuity, but I did tonight and I’m glad: I have our introduction to the suspects (soon-to-be-suspects) slipped in by … Continue reading →

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Progress Report by Jeff Baker, May 9, 2020

Posted on May 9, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Worked on the historical mystery short story tonight (okay, early morning.) Making a lot of progress with plot and the actual writing. Will need to do a major factcheck for historical accuracy as well as plot holes and the like. … Continue reading →

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A Little Bit of Progress for the Progress Report, by Jeff Baker. May 7/8, 2020.

Posted on May 8, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Did more notes than actual writing on the mystery story (that’s progress too!) so I now know most of what’s going to happen. I just have to write it up. Also finished the flash fiction story for the May Flash … Continue reading →

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Mystery Progress Report, May6, 2020 by Jeff Baker.

Posted on May 6, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Worked on the mystery story tonight/this morning. Actually fixed a couple of little plot points. Progress! And, I finished the Flash Fiction story for Friday, titled “Sojourn in Brooklyn,” in which the wandering Bryce Going goes East and we find … Continue reading →

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