Submissions, Inspiration, and Workin' It

So, in recently typical fashion, I'm a bit scattered today.  I just need more time, people!  More hours in the day.  First off, I sent out DIARY to the new round of agents that I couldn't send it to while I was under exclusivity with the other agent, and I've already gotten one "still interested!" response that's making me feel pretty positive.  Hopefully it will be that positive all around; I definitely have one agent that I'm rooting for, but at this point, I just want an agent.

Second, I went to the Tori Amos concert in Boston last night, and, not being an obsessed fan, it was like the most intense session of people watching I've recently engaged in.  Tori fans are just so interesting!  And I spent the whole concert feeling suddenly inspired to write a new novel, which might mean that the Robin Hood idea is getting pushed back (I have a LOT of research to do for that one) but also means that I have to write some songs for this book, and I don't really have any experience with that, but it sounds like fun!  I also have to create a fake band and touring schedule, but that's child's play compared to the rest.  I already have a main character and a shocking impetus to write this story, so let's hope I can write some lyrics while I finish the languishing Arianna; then I can launch right into a book that's writing itself in my head at present. (It also might mean some research trips to venues around the country, hmmmm)

What else was I thinking about today?  Oh, right, work.  Work work work!  Starting on a big, fill-in-the-gaps project for Town Me, so I'm hoping I can put in an easy 30 hours a week with all this work to do.  And then there's the aforementioned languishing Arianna.

Anyone know some good song-writing how-to resources?