In other words, this week went much better than last.
I didn’t have the interruptions or disruptions that daunted me all through the previous week. I was not as focused as I would have liked, particularly yesterday and today, but overall it was pleasing. My new schedule seems to work well.
•I read Peace With Honor to my writing group, got enthusiastic responses, made a few changes in response to some of the criticism (making it clear the girl who rides the Vietnamese monster is not, in fact, riding naked; fixing an error in the military setting one veteran pointed out). I completed the penultimate draft, which I’ll print out and proof next week.
•I resumed replotting Brain From Outer Space, and I’m pleased. It’s not OMG, This Is It, but it’s coming together better than it has in the past. I shall try to tie up the remaining questions I have on the plot next week—but even if I don’t, I’m going to start writing in November. It’s past due.
•I have a very good draft of a new flash fiction story, Atlas Shagged.
•I underperformed on eHows, partly because of the unfocusing noticed above, partly because I have a new article I’m working on for Raleigh Public Record. I really have a hard time focusing with those—not to the point I miss deadline, but my mind often dawdles when it should be concentrating. Overall though, my concentration is improving amazingly: I don’t usually check email while I work (they’re right, it does take time away!) and I’m much, much better about not going on the Internet while working on fiction (which requires the highest concentration).
•I still have some odds and ends of work to do this evening, but nothing major (ehow rewrites, work on a new And column). I thought I’d take care of blogging first, though.
•Last but not least, ehows paid for this week:
•My Domestic Partner Lives With Me: Can I Claim Head of Household?
•Do You Have to Claim Retirement Plan Monies on Federal Income Taxes?
•Does Name on Title of Home Allow Mortgage Interest Deduction?
•Can an Older Child Receive a Deceased Father’s Social Security Income?
•Do We Need to Give Our Babysitter a 1099 Tax Form?
•Is a Roth Spousal IRA Subject to RMDs?
•Can a Contract Be Void if Its Purpose Is Legal?
•Does Owning a Pit Bull Raise Your Homeowners Insurance?
•Can a Lien Be Put on a House When Someone Is Sued Who Is Not on the Mortgage?
•Am I Responsible for My Husband’s Credit Card Debt When He Dies?
•What if I Don’t Have Enough Credits for Social Security Benefits When I Retire?
•Do You Pay FICA on Deductions for an IRA?
•Can I Deduct a Professional License on My Taxes?
•Can a Homeowner Give a 1099 Form to a Contractor?
•Financial Stability of Being Single Vs. Being Married
•How Much Do You Get Back on a Tax Return as Married Vs. Single?
•What Are Bureaucratic Ethics?
•If I Buy Stock for My Roth IRA, Do I Pay Taxes on Dividends?
•Does Credit Card Debt Affect Getting a Home Loan?
•Types of Trading: Swing Trading & Day Trading
October 26, 2012 · 5:13 pm
