Shreds mss, throws bits in the air....

I've been scrutinizing one of my shorts, trying to get it workable, and I can't seem to get anywhere!

So, here are the problems, as I see them. ( cut to spare the flist )

I'd like to get one more story out before the end of the year, thus getting me back up to 8. I'm thinking I might try to do a speed story, since this is something I really need to work on (Yes, my short story creation process is VERY slow.)

I'm also trying to figure out SFF.net. KD Wentworth mentioned that the Con in Tulsa this summer has a panel on WOTF, and that they might invite me to be on it because I'm a Third place winner. (My geographical proximity makes this easy) This might be interesting, since I've never been on a panel before. Probably just gawp at all the Impressive People there and say nothing, which is actually a speciality of mine....