First week, 2011

A good kickoff.
As noted yesterday, I made a start on rewriting Brain From Outer Space. Cover Stories, the last Applied Science story, looks almost finished.
Ehow work went pretty well until today, when I sort of ran out of steam. Part of that was because several of the $40 TurboTax stories came in for rewrites and that drew focus.
Plus I have what looks like a very cool assignment from the Raleigh Public Record I’ll tell you about once it’s done.
And then the short stories. Much as I’ve enjoyed Applied Science, one of the reasons I write short stories is to give me some variety along with long-form projects, and now I have time for much more variety again.
I worked on, tinkered with or thought about Leave the World to Darkness, Salad Days, Seven for a Secret and He Does Whatever a Spider Can (title will probably change). With the exception of Seven for a Secret, they all look pretty good.
So I feel pretty good about the weekend. I’m going to relax. I’ve earned it.
Now, as for my latest eHows:
•Definition of Essential Job Functions
•When Am I Required to Start Taking Distributions From My IRA?
•Do Mortgage Payments Include Insurance & Taxes?
•Definition of Verbal Agreement
•When You Inherit Money From an Aunt, Do You Need to Pay Federal Income Tax?
•Jobs for Women in the 1920s
•When Should I Carry Only Liability Auto Insurance?
•How to Start an LLC in North Dakota
•What If the Bank Freezes Your Home Equity Line of Credit?
•The Average Closing Costs on a Home Mortgage
•The Best Way to Build Credit After Filing Chapter 13
•How to Make a Living Trust Legal
•Do You Have to Pay Inheritance Tax on 401K?
•Tax Treatment of Sale of Collectibles
•Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Laws in Minnesota
•The Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Laws In North Carolina