Wrapping up Early

TYG and I have a lot to do this weekend (much of it fun stuff) so I’m wrapping up work today and taking it off. Posting may be erratic or non-existent over the weekend, depending how things play out.
This was the first month I tried squeezing in more Demand Media articles up front (there’s a $200 bonus if your output’s high enough) and applying myself to other projects at month’s end. So this week after Tuesday I was Demand-free.
That proved weirdly disorienting. As nothing I worked on generated an immediate profit, I was less focused than I should have been, and didn’t use my time as effectively (knowing I was taking a day off didn’t help). I’ll do better in May. Still, I was pleased with my output:
•I worked out my pitch for the second Monster Earth anthology, and with some tweaks, the editors approved it. It’s due in October, which should be time enough as I don’t have to do the same buttload of research I did for Peace With Honor in the first book.
•I reviewed Southern Discomfort and I think the story is, at base, definitely solid. Unfortunately, on top of the base there’s very little substance. I made a list of all the characters I neglect, the plot elements I forget, the logic gaps I need to fix … Nothing terribly worrying (early drafts are never good for me) but much work ahead. I’ll start replotting next month.
•I almost finished reworking the plot of Brain From Outer Space. The first 75 percent is good, but after that,for the climax, everything gets all wobbly and confusing. I don’t think disastrously so, but I’ll do my best next week to think the last bit through.
•I started work on a proposal for a new film reference book. I’ve been tinkering with it for a while, but there’s no point in waiting: next month, I submit!
•I began turning my Undead Sexist Cliche posts into a book. I don’t have a publisher in mind, but this is something I’ve also been thinking about for a while, and it’s time to put pedal to the metal and see what happens.
That pretty much covers it.