I’m not sure why when I started this blog on MySpace years ago, but I did. And even though I’ve been posting here for four years (which was a wise choice—I have a lot more readers here) I’ve kept the other blog running, cross-posting to it.
Only yesterday when I went to cross post, I discovered that MySpace (which has been going through assorted changes) has decided to clean up the website. That includes no more blog posts and also removing past posts, so the whole blog is gone.
I don’t think there’s anything brilliant that I lost (and I won’t miss the inconvenience of double-posting) but it is annoying. More so that MySpace never notified me this was coming—though I suppose in all the Big Exciting Changes maybe they did and I blew it off.
Okay, that aside, this was a much better week than last week or the week before, quite aside from my anniversary:
•I finished my next draft of the new Monster Earth story The Fox and the Hedgehog. The character side is starting to take shape, the monster battles still need work. Which come to think of it was the case with the first story too.
•I rewrote Mage’s Masquerade, my Regency fantasy. On my last draft, I replaced the magic with psi-powers, this time I substituted the pseudo-science of mesmerism. I’m not quite sure if this works—it fits the period (the concept of mesmerism developed in the 1700s) but it’s harder to explain than generic psionics. Also most of the attacks on my hero have to be reworked to fit.
Even if I go back to magic, reworking the story has made the romance much stronger, so I think it’s been worth it.
•I put in a little more work on a new short story, Oh the Places You’ll Go, and my post-World War I fantasy (still untitled).
•I updated my Google plus profile and linked it to Google’s “authorship” program which will (I gather) show my latest stories from Raleigh Public Record, Demand Media and And, plus linking to this blog.
•I reviewed the material from that branding seminar I attended last week. No dazzling insights yet (not that it’s bad, as I said last week, it’s just not applicable at the moment).
I’ve also forced myself to go back to what I used to do, break from writing from 5 p.m. to 6. It always feels easier to keep working, but if I break, then start up with whatever’s left to write (usually just blogging), I feel much more relaxed. Non-stop computer-work wears me out.
And now, the Demand Media stuff:
•Does a Married Couple Need to File a Separate Return for an LLC?
•The Tax Impact of Business Supplies for Landlords
•How to Calculate the Basis Across Multiple IRAs
•What Are the Tax Implications of a Company Car With a Company Logo?
•What Real Estate Losses Can Be Deducted?
•Business Strategies to Cut IRS Tax Debt
•The Advantages & Disadvantages of Capital Gains Tax
•Can Divorced Couples Split Rental Property on Taxes?
•Tips on Refinancing With Low Closing Costs
•Disability Tax Deductions
•What Causes Tax Deduction Limitations?
•Is the Mortgage Interest Deductible on a Foreign Investment Property?
•What are FHA Loans?
•Can a Trash-Hauling Business Take a Charitable Deduction for Donations?
•Can House Remodeling Expenses Be Deducted During Tax Payments?
•Can Real Estate Rentals Secure Your Retirement?
•Real Estate & the Death of the Family Sole Owner
•Consistent-Use Theory in a Real Estate Appraisal
•How to Not Pay a Lot of Taxes on Large Sums of Money
•IRA Early Withdrawal Calculations
•How to Calculate Fair Market Value of Property After a Casualty Loss
•Tax Deductions for Buying & Renting a House to Parents
•Tax Deduction for Donating Consulting Services to a Nonprofit Organization
•Tax Benefits of IRA Vs. HSA Accounts
•Removing Real Estate From a Revocable Trust
•Does Homeowners Insurance Cover Property at Another House?
•Do I Need to Pay Taxes on Insurance From a Deceased Person?
June 14, 2013 · 6:36 pm
Not really the end of an era, but definitely the end of a week
Filed under Nonfiction, Personal, Short Stories, Time management and goals, Writing


