Taxes, taxes, taxes. I know I’ve been MIA for a solid two months or so, but work and family have kept me away from the best part of my life — writing!
The Janet Project is currently still a WIP, but doesn’t have much more to go. Then I get to go through the joy of query letters! *shudder* If anyone has suggestions on a good way to write one, I’m more open than an Atlantic City hooker. Too crass? Too bad. Query letters stink.
As my day-job is in the financial field, I wanted to explain to those who write exclusively as their source of income that you might not have tax withheld from your advances and royalties. If you don’t want to owe a lump sum in April, you should pay estimated tax (April, June, September, January [of the next year]). This is more or less the same concept of withholding, as here in the US we’re required to PRE-PAY our taxes. So, to avoid any penalties… fork over some of your tax liability during the year and don’t get whammied up the rear end in April. 😉
This is perhaps the most boring post I’ve ever written, so I’ll link to a great music video by a group Chris and I are going to see live on Tuesday. It’s Snow Halation, by μ’s. It’ll be a nice diversion from all the stress going on right now. Definitely check out the vid and TODOKETE!! with Honoka.
