I think the dark days of winter have something to do with my lack of productivity. I'll soon put that to the test. We're on DST and it will be light out much later into the evening. But that also means more stuff to do outdoors and the opportunity to tire myself out. In any case I've done a little work on my short but not nearly enough to call it a new begining.

Know this:
http://io9.com/10-things-that-every-brand-new-creator-of-science-ficti-1537923613

Gotcha:
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/03/5-ways-to-hook-your-readers.html

Don't just start, Finish:
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/03/procrastination-be-gone-tips-for.html
http://writetodone.com/complete-every-writing-project-start/

More advice:
http://storyfix.com/case-study-the-square-one-death-of-a-story

And of course, advice on advice:
http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=286433

If that's not enough go back to school:
https://www.coursera.org/course/otherearths