Wed. April 23, 2025: Another Quietly Productive Day

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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Waning Moon

Partly sunny and cool

The middle of the week! The weeks fly past.

I decided to sit down and get as much work done early as possible while waiting for the painters to show up.

I finessed the resource document I promised to the cohort, and sent it off for approval. I got an email from Dramatists Guild – there was a lot of unhappiness about no End of Play program this year, so they are trying to put something together for later in the year.

I turned around 5 small coverages. One of the larger coverages – the one that paid best – was removed from my queue, so I don’t know what that was all about. It was probably mis-entered for something and removed. That’s how it usually works.

Did another revision pass on the ghostwriting project, and got that done. It was warm and pleasant enough so I could work out on the front porch. Since the painters never showed up, I could! Very grateful to have an extra day of quiet to get this project done. I will give it a final proof this morning and get it out the door. Hopefully, they’ll approve it, and I can invoice/get paid soon.

The artistic director colleague I pitched earlier in the week picked two plays she wants to read. I did a quick read to make sure I was sending the correct drafts, and out the door they went. I also submitted a one-act for a festival at the end of the summer.

And that was my day.

I read for pleasure in the evening, and decided that I’m done with a particular series I’ve been reading. One out of 9 books has been good, and the first book was kind of fun, but the other 7 I did not like. I don’t need to go any further. I’ve given it enough chances.

On today’s agenda: get as much done as possible early, in case the painters show up. Do a final proof on the ghostwriting and get it out the door. Turn around a medium-sized coverage. Work on contest entries and on the scripts for next week’s meeting. Put in an emergency legislative request on an issue with my state senator and representative. I’d like to get work done on the radio play and on VICIOUS CRITIC (which has been in limbo for too long), but I need to clear all these scripts and contest entries out first.

Have a good one!