Minutiae

[squeequeg]

7:15 PM - Arrive home, intending to 1) prepare several packets to send out to agents, 2) revise the two short stories that are almost ready to go out, 3) start in on new chapter, and 4) drink port and eat cheese.
7:25 - Finish checking email, etc.
7:30 - Go through agent list, work on queries.
7:50 - Check submission guidelines. Note down relevant facts. Set up printer for chapters, etc.
7:55 - Open up novel, nod approvingly. Open up synopsis.
7:58 - Realize synopsis is old, far-too-wordy version. Check other files in folder. Fail to locate updated synopsis.
8:05 - Reason that since one can remember carefully paring down and polishing synopsis, it must be on hard drive somewhere.
8:10 - Search through all old computer files for updated synopsis.
8:20 - Freak out.
8:35 - Calm down somewhat. Decide that spazzing for the rest of the evening will do no good. Prepare queries that can be sent without synopses, print out old synopsis.
8:40 - Realize blood pressure is still spiking when old synopsis is even glanced at.
8:45 - Watch part of Spirited Away in order to find much-needed serenity. Drink port. Eat cheese. Heave very long sigh and regain some perspective.
9:15 - Revise longer of two short stories.
10:20 - Ambush thomascantor and demand hug. Decide plan for tomorrow morning will involve rewriting synopsis from fragments of old one. Can make it much better.
11:00 - Post about all this to LiveJournal. Begin revision of second nearly-ready short story.

Comments

[ellinor.livejournal.com]

Good luck! I know the feeling.
It'll be okay.

:)

[stealthmuffin.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Can I beat up the dumbass judge for you?