I don't know why but, there is just something creepy and scary that happens once the month of October hits. It's as if we are all sucked into a vacuum of time and there is no way of knowing where we are at. Is it really Monday or have we overcome the beginning of the week and are already at hump day? Maybe it's really Friday and that means all the crap I was suppose to take care of three days ago is now extremely late. Oh, well. What ya gonna do? Strap on a safety harness and hold on tight because this roller coaster isn't over yet.
So Halloween blended into Thanksgiving that fed into Hanuka which fell into Christmas that spit us out right at the beginning of a shiny new year. Because frankly you have to think of the new year as shiny like that bright copper penny the checker at the grocery store just gave you. That penny is just starting it's journey and has many months to go until it is dirty and tainted. Which will be by the time that creepy little month of October sneaks up on us again.
I remember as a child whining about how long it was between the holidays and why didn't they come sooner? Now I try to hold myself back from telling my son when he says the same thing to: "Please quit asking because they come too fast for mommy."
It's unfair if you think about it really. In our youth we are blessed with a high metabolism, excess energy, need less sleep and feel like we have an infinite amount of time. And then as we get older and wiser in our years instead of being rewarded, little by little we lose the metabolism and need more sleep which in turn sucks away more time from our already busy lives. And the holidays that we use to look forward to are now just a stress factor to an already chaotic existence. And I ask you, How in the hell is this fair? I know life's not fair but come on for crying in the sink. Throw us a bone every now and then, that's all I'm asking.
Anyway, I'm back. For reals this time and after talking to my friend from Arizona, let's call her Arizona Stacy so as not to confuse anyone, I have decided to put all the effort I can into blogging at least 4 times a month. I'm going to try and do 3 more posts before the end of January just to keep it even. So I will be busy writing the next 4 days. (I started this post and never finished so today is really 1/26/11) But once we launch into February I will post every Wednesday. (Thanks for the idea Stac)
If I feel like there is something that just can't wait I'll post an extra blog. Think of it as a BB-Bonus Blog.
I am still writing and have yet to restart the query process. After seeing the success of many people in my writing groups who have gotten agents and publishers I myself have taken a step back to reevaluate what I want from the process. I LOVE writing and telling stories but right now they belong to me and I can take my time to craft them and give them my heart and soul. I like that. Once they cross over into the next realm of the agented and published author I will be playing in someone else's ballpark and not my own.
So, I will keep writing with the goal of having 4 works of Fiction completed and one memoir that is currently in the making before I actively pursue publication. Don't get me wrong, I will still send out stuff but, it will be more like a trickling stream instead of a raging river.
With a full time job and a full time child it's hard to imagine a full time writing career at this time. I was never very fond of deadlines in High School and College and right now I don't feel ready to go back in time to those time constraints. So I am off to the zen world of writing until the writing gods tell me it's time to move into the next arena.
Happy New Year Everyone! SHINY PENNIES FOR ALL!
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