Strength leaks from my body, yet I stand unbowed

Which is to say, another night of bad sleep last night (and not the first this week) but I still had a productive week:
•I finished my new And column, though it’s not up yet (you can check out past columns here).
•I redrafted Fox and the Hedgehog once again. I’m still not completely satisfied with some elements, but I do think it’s more a matter of polishing than Shit, It’s Not Working which was my feeling last month.
•I did a second draft of Oh, The Places You’ll Go and straightened out a lot of things I didn’t like first go-round (such as the McGuffin my hero is carrying). However this draft is very weak on plot—it’s just sort of a collection of scenes with no narrative spine. I don’t think it’s going to be an intensely conflict-driven story, more likely something lower-key, but definitely not as low-key as it is now.
•I worked a little more on what I’ve vaguely titled The Theater Story. Still only the first draft, though.
•I did a second and then a third draft of The Schloss and the Switchblade, trying to figure out what would make it work better (I’m not sure yet). Obviously something about the story has hooked me, but I can’t define what it is yet, or how to make it attractive to an audience that isn’t me.
•I put in another three hours of work on my next movie-book proposal for McFarland.
•As noted earlier today, I got two stories returned (though one with positive Send Us More Stuff comments). And then I checked on another story and found it disappeared in the Internet, so I’ve been waiting several months for nothing.
And I managed to get it done in the day, leaving my evenings free, as per my current schedule. It wasn’t as relaxing as last week (somewhat more cooking to do) but I think the new system is working.
And here are the Demand Media articles finished this week.
•Tax Deductions for Hurricane Volunteer Hours
•Do Improvements to Rental Properties Due to Casualty Loss Get Capitalized?
•Can a Trust Get a Tax Deduction for Making a Charitable Contribution?
•Mortgage Rules for Rental Properties
•Home Mortgage vs. Rental Property Terms
•If My Homeowners Insurance Is Rebuilding My Home, Do I Get the Full Amount of the Estimate Up Front?
•Can a Rental Property Be Part of a Retirement Portfolio?
•How to Add Capital Contributions to an LLC
•How to Keep Track of Roth IRA Contributions for Each Year
•How to Use Your Roth IRA or SEP-IRA for Real Estate Investment
•Does Contributing to an IRA Affect Financial Aid?
•Can I Use My IRA Funds to Buy a House & Rent the House Out?
•Do IRA & Share Certificates With Beneficiaries Require a Probated Will?
•The S Corporation Charitable Contribution Strategy
•Are IRAs Exempt From Judgments?
•Life Expectancy and an IRA Payout
•Can a Traditional IRA Be Probated?
•What Happens to the Debt When You Close an S Corporation?
•Do Colleges Look at Roth IRA Contributions?
•How to Take Out a Cash Distribution From a Rollover IRA
•The 1099-C for the Cancellation of Debt in a Short Sale in Arizona
•What Are the Rights of a Sitting Tenant?
•Are Timeshare Maintenance Fees Tax Deductible?
•Can I Claim Tax Deduction for My 1098 Even Without Paying Mortgage?
•License Fee Income Tax Deductions
•Legal Guardianship as a Tax Deduction
•Tax Deduction for Uncollected Judgments
•Tax Deductions for Restaurant Workers
•What in My Settlement Statement Is Deductible?
•Tax Deductions for Dog-Training Businesses
•How to Deduct a Business Staff Meeting
And now a quiet, relaxing evening followed by a quiet, relaxing weekend. And hopefully lots of sleep.