Barnes and Noble fixed my author information. Now I finally feel free to link there!

I'm working on outlining Cog. I think I'm all ready to start querying too, but I'm having a hard time willing myself to get those first couple out. The odds seem so terrifyingly low.

The odds are better if you send the queries than if you don't.

Very true.

I have a query letter almost ready for that first query.

Meanwhile, I finished my outline and started writing chapter 1 of 'Cog'.

It starts with: "Is your name really Cog?". 'Course it might get axed in rewrite.

Somehow having a second novel started is making me feel less anxious about the first one striking out, which is pretty much what I'm expecting.

I'm a 1,000 words into the new novel. I need to get off my ass and get those first query letters out, though.

You can do it, Gud. Start with one or two and go from there.

I working toward the first one. I've redone the letter a couple of times.

I've discovered Dropbox, well I've known about it for a long time but I finally made an account to sync my password keychain, and now I wonder why the hell I never used this before. I install it on multiple computers and use the folder to store my projects and bam, instant syncing and online backup. It's brilliant.

The what now?

oh I love Dropbox with all that is in me.

The what now?

www.dropbox.com

You get 2GB of storage for free and the software creates a folder on your computer you use like any other folder on your computer only it instantly syncs to dropbox's servers. If you install it on a second computer then that folder syncs instantly to the server and thus, your two computers are now synced together. Totally transparent.

Working with .doc files, that meager free 2GB is a ton of space.