Friday, March 2, 2012

Alive and Kicking. No, Really...

Hello my friends. Wow it's been forever since I've dipped my toes here. Sorry about that. I've been busy in my day life but I'm hoping to be able to spend more time working on some original fiction and getting it up and out there in the world. I've been fighting off a wicked cold/flu thingy that apparently is never ending. I've been to the doctor, done a round of antibiotics and the darn thing is still hanging in there. It's been a month now and I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.

So I've decided to set some goals for myself this year, and I'll get into it a little more in future posts. Mainly though, I need to work on original creative projects that have the potential to improve my life. First up is swapping out my soul sucking second job for a new part time gig where I teach people to draw. I may not have mentioned this earlier, but in a former life I was a professional animator, so essentially that means I never grew up and yes, I have enough knowledge about drawing to be dangerous *evil grin*

Secondly, I need to work on writing something that I feel able to confidently produce as a novel. I have a friend who has written her first novel and self published it. She struggled to get her book out there and damn it she did it. Goes to show you when you believe in yourself you can get things done. So, taking a page from her, I am going to look into self publishing and weigh the pros and cons of doing it that way.

Lots of things to think about, and I plan to chatter on and on about it here. Hope you're along for the journey!