Above the average, except for that bit in the middle

I thought I had a handle on how to improve my efficiency this week: Try doing a little fiction in the evenings and some of the various projects I’ve been neglecting during the day. The horrible cigarette ssmoke-induced headache Wednesday, coupled with taking much of Monday off (TYG came home in the afternoon from an out-of-town trip). The principle seems sound though, so I’ll try again next week.
Still, I did reasonably well:
•I reworked the new opening on Brain From Outer Space and got a little further on the replot. I think it’s shaping up at last. I’ll present the new opening to the writing group soon and see how well tbey think it works.
•I finished the final draft of Wodehouse Murder Case and printed it up. It goes off to the first market this weekend. I also sent out Savage Year.
•I finished the first draft of the assigned anthology story I’m working on. It needs lots of work (as my first drafts usually do), but it’s a start. I’m also reading some Vietnam-related history for background and that’s a big help.
•I relooked at Not By Honor Bound—no actual writing, but I can see where to fix the plot, I think. As I’ve mentioned before, Lester Dent’s plotting structure helps a lot with rewriting.
•I submitted a new And column but the editor (unusually) had a rewrite request (a perfectly sound one). So that took a little more time than expected.
Ehows for the week:
•What Is the Age Limit to Declare Dependents on Income Tax?
•What Does It Mean to Exercise Stock Options?
•IRA Beneficiary Distribution Options
•Debt-to-Income Relationships
•How to Access the Bank Records of a Deceased Parent
•When Do I Have to Stop Claiming My Child on Federal Income Tax?
•How to Calculate the Single Life Expectancy for an Inherited IRA Account
•What Is Property Tax Assessment?
•5 Steps to Successful Marketing
•How to Calculate Federal Taxes & Social Security From a 1099 Amount
•Abuse of Authority in the Workplace
•What Is the Biggest Line Item Loss in a Restaurant?
•Tax Appraisals vs. Real Estate Appraisals
•What Are the Six Principles of Insurance?
•What Does Life Insurance Cover?
•Is It Difficult to Discontinue a Sole Proprietorship?
•How Does Unsecured Debt Vs. Secured Debt Affect Credit Ratings?
•Importance of Budgeting a Special Event