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.

I'm looking for a couple of readers interested in reading a mid-length short story or two. Genre is speculative fiction to scifi-ish. Profile addy should be good.

I'll do it, but I won't be able to get to it before the weekend. You can use my profile e-mail.

Yay - thanks Gud. I can send Friday, if that helps. huh. I could just make a dropbox folder... hmm.