Finish the proposal for Aberrant Nation, a comic book series. I still need to rework the summary for the first several issues, edit the character bios, and rewrite the first issue. With some focus, I should be able to finish by Thursday.

Rework a script called Deadwater and turn it into a novel – I just think it would work much better as a novel. Although, when I was looking at the script outline last night I saw it needed a lot of work. Still, I think I should be able to get 10 – 15 thousand words finished by the end of the weekend. As long as I have enough caffeine running through me.

“Nine Tenths” is the second story set in Underbelly, a subterranean metropolis populated with fallen gods, sorcerers, fairies, and everything else that people think are just myths. You will be able to read the first story (“Blood, Magic, and a Concubine”) in Marginal Boundaries, which comes out on March 31. I hope to get a working outline for “Nine Tenths” finished in the next few days.

That should be enough to keep me out of trouble for the week. At the end of the week, I’ll let everyone know how I fared.

• Dawn of the Pale Riders – Post apocalyptic horror/fantasy/western novel - yeah, that’s a mouthful, but I think it should work and be fairly entertaining. I’m finishing up the outline over the next few days.

• Aberrant Nation – Comic book that also has a post apocalyptic vibe. I’m working on the first story arc, as well as completing all of the character descriptions, backgrounds, etc. I want to have the first issue written, along with all of the other background material by early January.

• Promotion for Meat City & Other Stories – This collection of my short fiction should be out sometime in early 2010, and I will be promoting it as much as I can. If anyone has any unique ideas for promotion and exposure feel free to send them along.

• The Killing Box – Horror novel that is still in the research and development stage. It has magicians, ghosts, demons, and other fun stuff. I might even add a sexy librarian . . . I just don’t know yet.

• The World Next Door – Middle grade fantasy novel that is almost complete. The first draft is done, but it needs some major rewrites.

• Custodian serial – This is the urban fantasy serial that I want to add to this site, free of charge. I enjoy the characters and world that I’ve created, and I hope to write a novel with the characters at some point in the future.

• Short stories – Even though short stories don’t pay very much, I like writing them and I know that some people enjoy reading them. I want to write and publish at least 10 short stories this year.

• Untitled horror screenplay – I’ve got the idea, but it still needs work. This is something that I probably won’t even begin until well into the summer.

• Freelancing – I gotta eat and pay bills, you know.

• Find a literary agent – I’ve neglected looking for an agent for years, but I think it’s about time that I try to find one. As soon as I complete a few more manuscripts, I will begin my hunt in earnest – and I’ll let everyone know how it all pans out. It can’t be that hard, right? : )

Well, that’s my list for now (subject to change according to my whims and fears).

What is everyone else working on for 2010?

I’m writing a novel called Dawn of the Pale Riders, which is a zombie western set in the near future. It is a prequel to my story “Ballad of the Pale Riders”, and a sequel to my story “Meat City”. Both of those stories are in my upcoming collection from Black Bed Sheet Books called Meat City & Other Stories.

I’m also writing a proposal for a comic book series (tentatively) titled Aberrant Nation.

In addition, I’m working on an urban fantasy serial novella that I will post on this site. I won’t start posting the chapters until I have the entire story written though. It just seems better that way.

I’ve got a few other projects lined up as well, but I’m currently too tired to mention them all.