resubbing w/o romance

My first order of business for today is to actually read Ted's revision of "Movement & Repose". I sent it in to Critters as I'd received it from him; I certainly wouldn't send it in to Analog as he sent it to me. I tried to tell him that I thought a formula taken from Romance for Dummies wouldn't work for Analog, but he insisted on moving the love scene to the end, where it seems sort of implausible. First order of business is to copy-&-paste it into the opening, & add whatever R-rated elements are necessary to make it look like one of my own stories.

My first order of business for today, once I'm done with shopping & maybe a Crazy Taco, will be to read Ted's Critters submission. I wanted to hold out until all the crits were in, but I find myself continually asking Critters if I should reinstate the original plot. So far, everyone says yes. If I do read Ted's story, I'll have a better idea of how in particular to go about apologizing for it.

Once I've edited & rewritten some of my web pages, I'll start revisions in earnest. I'd like to have this on Stan's desk as soon as possible, which may mean doing an MPC.

Even though I think Ted made some positive changes in the story, I also feel that he may have made a real mess out of it with his romance formulas.

I do not write to formula. That is my greatest weakness & my greatest strength.