So I’ve figured out the markets I’ll be submitting these two new stories to — the first one I started is going to start the Grand Tour of Rejection at Strange Horizons, and the second will start the journey at F&SF. I will have to do the smart thing and create a spreadsheet to track all my rejections, and I’m okay with that, because as a project manager, I’m a big fan of spreadsheets.
I’m hoping to have my rough drafts done by bedtime on Monday the 14th. Revisions and clean-up on the weekend of the 19th and 20th, and in the mail on the 21st.
I haven’t made as much progress on the novel as I’d like, though. That needs to change if we’re going to stay on-track with the New Year’s Resolutions (both “novel done by the end of the year” and “be more awesome” apply).
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Away from writing, I’ve started looking over the racing schedule for 2008, and it’s a full one. Nineteen races in June alone. There’s no way I can do all of those, but damned if I’m not going to do a ton of them. Once I get the pursuit bike done, I may actually take a sabbatical from the shop for the year, just to allow myself more time to race.
This blog will probably include a video podcast from the racing season starting in about April or so.
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The job hunt is going reasonably well. Not as well as I’d like, granted, but well. I was in contention for a contract gig that would have paid extremely well, but didn’t get it. I was pretty bummed because a.) it seemed like an awesome place to work, b.) it was a contract-to-hire, and c.) good god, I’m so booooored sitting around the house all day.
That said, my hat’s in the ring for a 6-month contract gig that would pay extremely well, and I’ve got a couple more interviews already lined-up. Found four more solid leads tonight, but don’t have the focus left to write thoughtful and inspiring cover letters, so I’m going to address that in the morning after I go to the gym and have some Cheerios and caffeine.
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There’s progress being made on my Super Sekrit Font Project. So all this time away from the office environment hasn’t been a total waste. This thing is turning out great and I’m going to market the hell out of it. OpenType only, though. Sorry to all you pre-XP and pre-Mac OS X users. Look for the announcement here in about a month.
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