looking forward...

The rest of 2008:
Finish up the BLOOD FROM STONE author proofs
post various blog entries
co-write and edit "How We Do it" for BVC

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2009

To Write:
PACK OF LIES
MUSTANG
THE VINEART WAR #2

[estimated grand total wordcount: 275,000 words]

To move through production:
HARD MAGIC
DAUGHTER OF THE SEA
THE VINEART WAR: FLESH & FIRE
DRAGON VIRUS


To prep for submission:
THE SANDERSEN WOMEN

To finish:
“A Heart of Wisdom”
“Snarky Water”
“A World of Unfortunate Place Names”
“Cold Iron Cross”


To figure out what to do with:
THE DIAMOND proposal (horror)
INSIGHT partial (YA)
DREAM CAMP proposal/partials (YA)

Oh, and find a home for "Flash & Twitter" [not its real title]


Right now, that looks like a nicely reasonable workload -- just enough to keep me focused, a little frantic, and out of unwanted trouble. We'll see how long the plan survives reality.... (anyone want to take bets?)

some days, I'm pretty sure we don't deserve this planet. Or any other.

A coal ash spill that blanketed residential neighborhoods and contaminated nearby rivers in Roane County, Tenn., earlier this week is more than three times larger than initially estimated, the Tennessee Valley Authority said on Thursday. (emphasis mine)

Coal ash, a byproduct of burning coal, contains toxic heavy metals like arsenic, lead and selenium that can cause cancer and neurological problems.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/27/us/27sludge.html?_r=1&hp