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[julesjones]

I have a book review in the latest issue of Vision magazine. It may only pay 1/2c per word, but I am still feeling rather pleased at having been paid for a 700 word version of "This is one of the best 'how to write' books I've read." :-)
http://lazette.net/vision/Issue33/Bookreview.htm

400 words yesterday, for a total so far of 17800 words on the WIP. I started the month with about 600 words in hand on the story, so that's 17200 words on this one in April. Also did a few hundred words on a new Syndicate story, and about 2000 words on the travel tale with predatrix. Not a bad output for the month.

I've bought a supporting membership for Orbital 2008, the 2008 Eastercon (British national sf convention). Whether I will have reason to convert to an attending membership remains to be seen. It was probably a mistake to sit in front of the computer with credit card in hand over the weekend, because I also bought supporting membership for Wiscon (it includes all the con publications, and apparently the 30th anniversary con book is pretty damned good), and renewed my Speculations subscription. These are all tax-deductible. :-) The order to Brodart for a box of book jacket protectors is somewhat more dubious, but given that some of them are going on my writing reference library, I may drop them into the accounts spreadsheet and think about it at the end of the year. I did restrain myself when I discovered a Dahle 507 trimmer going cheap, but only because I want to do a little more research on whether that is the right model for me. I am tired of not having a decent cutter/trimmer, and I suspect that the credit card will be out again today.

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[mishalak.livejournal.com]

Credit cards = Dangerous! I mean I'm temped every single day to buy books off the internet.