I'm about 1/3 of the way done. About 2 chapters off from finishing the first part. Cool. It's been going really well, and true to form, ideas for other books/stories/series have been coming fast and furious.
The weather has been cooperating nicely, so it's been a joy to be outside again. I even took the time to rearrange my patio into more of an office, with a nice comfy chair and everything. It's much better than writing on a plastic folding table.
The holidays coming up a making me a bit wonky. I'm not ready for the holidays. Seriously. I need like another month before the holidays start. Hopefully I'll get to see some family, but who knows. The lack of funding makes travel difficult and likely to not happen.
Everything else is peachy and keen. More keen than peachy. I hate peaches. Back to the hole.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Into the Deep, Dark, Black Hole of Blackeyness
Which makes very little sense really, but sounds fun.
The threat level is RED and I'm on fire. I'm working on a Very Important Work filled with Serious Things and balls. Amanda Palmer is my musetastic Muse for the time being. I'm basking. I'm glowing. I'm stressed to no end.
It's difficult to concentrate lately. The end of the year is nearing and work and family and friends and trips have distracted me, but no more. From now until Thanksgiving I may be silent as I work. So tip-toe and whisper, I'm putting on the bunny suit.
That is all.
S.
The threat level is RED and I'm on fire. I'm working on a Very Important Work filled with Serious Things and balls. Amanda Palmer is my musetastic Muse for the time being. I'm basking. I'm glowing. I'm stressed to no end.
It's difficult to concentrate lately. The end of the year is nearing and work and family and friends and trips have distracted me, but no more. From now until Thanksgiving I may be silent as I work. So tip-toe and whisper, I'm putting on the bunny suit.
That is all.
S.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Speaking of Day Jobs
I'll be making a move soon, a move out of Florida to Colorado. I've hated FL for a long time but couldn't think of where I wanted to live. A friend suggested CO, so I looked into it. Immediately I felt stupid that I'd never thought of living there before. Skiing? Check. White water rafting? Check. Nature trails? Check. 4 seasons? Check. Rock climbing? Check. It pretty much has all the stuff that I want to do and enjoy doing. Plus, it's close to a decent sized city, and has a more planet-friendly stance than my current home.
The move won't happen until the beginning of next summer, but I started thinking about what I'd do for work. The dream would be to write full time, volunteer at the local Fire Dept., teach ski lessons during the winter, and travel during the summer. However, the reality will be far, far different. I'll likely have to take a day job to continue supporting my writing habit. But what to do? I've done a lot since I got out of high school.
I've waited tables, I'm one semester away from a BA in literature, I've managed a wholesale liquor distributor, trained as a firefighter/emt, sold insurance, managed IT for a med. sized company, worked at an environmental law firm, slung coffee at Starbucks, managed a whole lot of retail stores, was a fork lift operator, a graphic designer. There may not actually be a job that I haven't had.
I guess I'll just to wait and see. The nice thing about all these jobs is that I've lived in various states, been around a wide variety of people, and experienced things that I might not have experienced if I'd stayed put in FL, done 4 years of college, and then taught like I was supposed to. I think it just goes to show that there is no one road that's good for everyone.
By the way, I was so caught up in what I SHOULD write next, that I got myself all in a tizzy. I lost two projects because I put too much pressure on. So this weekend I zoned out to some bad movies and worse TV, and gave my muse a rest. She responded with my next super secret project. Like, DDL, I won't be discussing it until it's nearly done, but it's going to be freaking AWESOME.
Write on.
The move won't happen until the beginning of next summer, but I started thinking about what I'd do for work. The dream would be to write full time, volunteer at the local Fire Dept., teach ski lessons during the winter, and travel during the summer. However, the reality will be far, far different. I'll likely have to take a day job to continue supporting my writing habit. But what to do? I've done a lot since I got out of high school.
I've waited tables, I'm one semester away from a BA in literature, I've managed a wholesale liquor distributor, trained as a firefighter/emt, sold insurance, managed IT for a med. sized company, worked at an environmental law firm, slung coffee at Starbucks, managed a whole lot of retail stores, was a fork lift operator, a graphic designer. There may not actually be a job that I haven't had.
I guess I'll just to wait and see. The nice thing about all these jobs is that I've lived in various states, been around a wide variety of people, and experienced things that I might not have experienced if I'd stayed put in FL, done 4 years of college, and then taught like I was supposed to. I think it just goes to show that there is no one road that's good for everyone.
By the way, I was so caught up in what I SHOULD write next, that I got myself all in a tizzy. I lost two projects because I put too much pressure on. So this weekend I zoned out to some bad movies and worse TV, and gave my muse a rest. She responded with my next super secret project. Like, DDL, I won't be discussing it until it's nearly done, but it's going to be freaking AWESOME.
Write on.
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