Writing Log: Processing.... Processing....

[abracanabra]

Most of this week I've just been getting the freewritings done and not much else. Some combination of too much work at the day job, too much sleeping in, and too much http://www.casttv.com. Bad Abra, no biscuit.

3/27/10, Saturday
* Posted freewriting
* Caught up on the writing blogs I read--in case you're wondering, they're Agent in the Middle, Guide to Literary Agents, Lit Soup, Nathan Bransford, Query Shark, Scalzi's Whatever, and Storyfix (still deciding on that last--some useful stuff, but a fair amount I disagree with), and updated agent list from them.
* How to correctly format an email query letter: http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2010/03/how-to-format-query-letter.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NathanBransford+%28Nathan+Bransford+-+Literary+Agent%29
* Processed TweettheMeat's acceptance of "She loved her new husband's mansion" and submitted "The Reaper came" and processed receipt acknowledgment.
* Belatedly processed TweettheMeat's acceptance of "Gene therapy worked" and payment received.
* Processed "The Miracle Material" personal rejection with editorial feedback from Apex Magazine.
* Processed new publication date (September) and edits info for Dead Bells (with my story "Missing You In Pieces")
* Read Critters, WritersWeekly, Duotrope, WritersDigest, FFWSmallMarkets, and Publisher's Lunch newsletters and updated market list from them.
* Start your stories with action is bad advice: http://blog.writersdigest.com/norules/2010/03/11/TheBiggestBadAdviceAboutStoryOpenings.aspx