Writing Check-In: July 7 -Helped my friend review her query for the AWP Writers to Agent program -Wrote a substack article on my editing process: siselgelman.substack.com -Sent out my weekly newsletter on Substack -Uploaded a new contributor poem to SIEVA Magazine: sievamagazine.com/blog

Writing Update! July 5 -Created an online worksheet to prepare for the next draft of my second novel July 6 -Nothing. Rest.

Writing Update! July 3 -Finished reading “Alphabetical Diaries”! (29 pages) -Finished editing this draft of my second novel! (8 pages) July 4 -Spent 3 hours scanning all 159 handwritten pages of my finished draft -Read Mary Tyler Moorehawk (page count unknown: graphic novel unnumbered)

Writing Update! June 30 -Sent out my weekly newsletter: siselgelman.substack.com -Uploaded a new contributor poem to SIEVA Magazine: sievamagazine.com/blog -Read 12 pages of “Alphabetical Diaries” July 1 -Line edited 2 pages of my second novel -Helped revise my friend’s query for AWP WtoA

Writing Update! June 27 -Line edited 4 pages of my second novel -Read 10 pages of “Alphabetical Diaries” June 28 -Line edited 3 pages of my second novel -Read 7 pages of “Alphabetical Diaries” June 29 -Nothing. Rest.

Writing Update! June 24 -Read 18 pages of “Alphabetical Diaries” -Line-edited 6 pages of my novel June 25 -Read 16 pages of “Alphabetical Diaries” -Made final edits to my new author website June 26 -Launched my website! Check it out at siselgelman.com -Attended Chicago’s “Shorties” reading

Writing Update! June 20 7 pages of line-edits (novel) June 21 -1 page of line-edits -started working on my author website! June 22 edited my author website June 23 -3 pages of line-edits -Substack newsletter! -Read 17 pages of “Alphabetical Diaries” -Uploaded a new contributor poem to SIEVA

Writing Update! June 18 -7 pages of line edits for my novel June 19 -Read 18 pages of “alphabetical diaries” -2 pages of line edits for my novel June 20 -7 pages of line edits for my novel -6 pages of journaling.

Writing Update! June 16 Happy Bloomsday! -Read 32 pages of Alphabetical Diaries. -Attended Galway Arms’ Bloomsday reading of Ulysses! June 17 -Read 9 pages of Alphabetical Diaries -Talked to a friend about the pros and cons of pursuing an MFA at SAIC.

Writing Check-In: (June 15) -Submitted 1 job application -Submitted 2 AWP panel proposals. -Line edited 7 pages of my novel.

Writing Update: June 13 -Submitted 2 job applications! -Worked on the SIEVA Magazine website -Read 12 pages of “Alphabetical Diaries” June 14 -Line edited 12 pages of my novel -Attended Ruth Margraff’s libretto reading for her upcoming opera!

Writing Update: June 10 -Journaled 11 pages!!!! -Organized story ideas in my future story notebook. June 11 -Read 19 pages of “Alphabetical Diaries” June 12 -Nada. Nothing. Zero.

Writing Check-In: (June 9) -Wrote my weekly newsletter! (Find it here: siselgelman.substack.com) -Finalized SIEVA Magazine’s summer schedule. We’ll be sharing a lot of awesome literary work on our website this summer, so stay tuned.

Writing Update (June 2 - June 9) This week’s chapter was hard for me, both emotionally and on a writing skill level. I thought I’d get through it in 3 days but it took all week… so I: -Read 118 pages (finished two memoirs!) -Line edited 12 pages (which really meant rewrite)

Writing Check-In: (June 1) No writing. No editing. But I did spend 6+ hours rewriting my entire LinkedIn page to someday find a job in writing or editing. Wish me luck.

Write Check-In: (May 31) -read 23 pages of a memoir (read next to deer at LaBagh woods).

Writing Check-In: (May 30) -read 51 pages of a memoir. -line-edited 6 pages of a hard copy of my second novel. -wrote 2 AWP panel submissions.

Writing Check-In: (May 29) -5 pages of line editing a hard-copy of my second novel. -2 pages read of a memoir. (1/2)

Writing Check-In: (May 28) -5 pages of hard-copy line edits for my second novel. -1 AWP panel proposal (1st draft).

Writing Check-In: (May 27) -read 39 pages of a memoir. -line edited 10 pages of a hard-copy of my second novel (+ outlined 2 new chapters)

Writing Check-In: (May 26) -7 pages of hard-copy line edits for my second novel. -2 naps (I prioritized rest today).

Writing Check-In: (May 25) Happy Towel Day! -25 pages read of a memoir. -20 pages of hard-copy line edits for my second novel.

Writing Check-In (May 24): -wrote 10 hand-written pages in my journal. -read 24 pages of a new memoir.

Eleanor & Park 🤝🏻 I Wish You All The Best 📖 A MISREMEMBRANCE 🧑🏻 Contemporary YA 📚 Offer of Publication January 2025 (Independent Publisher) 💞 Enemies to Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Non-binary characters 💪🏻 Coming of Age #P2Ppit #YA #UA #LGBT

📖 Charlie—an awkward 15 y/o acne survivor—is tricked into a high school romance while trying to pass English class. Amid fighting bullies, wondering how to come out, and caught in a clash between literary nerds… Charlie and their friends learn self-acceptance via heartbreak. #P2Ppit #Q #YA #LGBT

In professional wrestling, the question of “What’s real?” is common, but for Joe, who rose up as the industry exploded in the 90s, the difference has vanished, along with money and health. While his best friend chokes him out, he must decide if his life is still worth living. 📖 #W #a #Tr #bluepit

📖 Charlie—an awkward 15 y/o acne survivor—is tricked into a high school romance while trying to pass English class. Amid fighting bullies, wondering how to come out, and caught in a clash between literary nerds… Charlie and their friends learn self-acceptance via heartbreak. #Q #YA #LGBT #BluePit

Writing Stats of the Day: -Queried 6 agents. I am looking for representation for a queer, contemporary YA novel about mental health awareness. Suggest any agents who would be a right fit! #querying #writer

I’m a Latina & Queer writer based in Chicago. Excited to connect with writers and agents as I query my contemporary YA novel! #writer #booksky #querying