Well, I admit it, I fell down on the first 52 project. It was going so well, but a mere 4 stories short of the end, I let life get the better of me.
Having broken my rules for the project, I cannot claim to have succeeded, nor in good conscience continue on with 12, my next writing project. I’ll have to start all over from the beginning, I’m afraid. One story a week, every week, for a year.
52 Mark I was not a complete loss, though. I have learned a lot, and armed with hindsight, I will begin Mark II with an adjusted set of rules that should make the output a bit higher quality and guard against the vagaries of life. So then, the rules:
1. Every week, before Monday Midnight (12:00am PST) I will post a complete original story.
2. Each story, with three exceptions, must have been entirely written in the week since the previous posting.
3. Three times during the year I may use a story that was not written within that week – but it must be an original, never before posted story.
4. In observance of my avowed goal to revise, edit and re-post last year’s stories, every week I will post an edited version of the story from the corresponding week of last year’s series. These must be posted by Thursday midnight, which was the deadline for stories in the last series.
Wish me luck.