If I say work is boring today, in 5 minutes it won't be...
So I'm still in the process of figuring out home Internet access. So far, that's really been the only drawback to moving out to the boonies. That and the lack of trees, but a couple days labor over the next few Springs will take care of that pretty well. I'd love to turn the country property we moved out to almost two years ago into a writers and artists retreat. It's not particularly idyllic, but it's close enough to Dallas for fun and far enough away for privacy. Besides, I could probably use the company.
In the meantime, I'm sitting here at work, wondering why I can't get myself 100% motivated to chase my dream again. Really, being a writer is about the only thing I've ever wanted to do (since I was 8 years old) for any length of time. But having taken the last ten years or so off seems to have got me started on a lot of bad habits... like sitting down in front of a computer game when I get home at night, rather than turning on the W/P. I know what I need to do, but the last time I bought a kitchen timer, the boys broke it before I had a chance to start using it to write every night when I got home.
Yeah. That's right. Blame the boys. Actually, I don't. It's not their fault at all. I chose this path, and it's up to me to make sure it leads where I eventually want it to. And, really, I think I've written a couple good poems lately, and there are some stories that are really starting to shape up, too. http://jleonard.deviantart.com has a few samples up. Mostly older stuff, from my first book, but also some newer stuff from the interim.
If I was to be honest with myself, I never did stop writing. Five of those years, I was playing a text-based role-playing game. People still ask me if I'm ever going to go back to it. It was fun, but I prefer to be in control when I write. Plus, writing other people's characters is fine for practice, but it ain't gonna pay the bills. That's what I'm looking to do. I want to have my writing start paying the bills. Then if this programming gig ticks me off, the only thing I'd have to worry about would be where to get insurance when COBRA runs out.
John
In the meantime, I'm sitting here at work, wondering why I can't get myself 100% motivated to chase my dream again. Really, being a writer is about the only thing I've ever wanted to do (since I was 8 years old) for any length of time. But having taken the last ten years or so off seems to have got me started on a lot of bad habits... like sitting down in front of a computer game when I get home at night, rather than turning on the W/P. I know what I need to do, but the last time I bought a kitchen timer, the boys broke it before I had a chance to start using it to write every night when I got home.
Yeah. That's right. Blame the boys. Actually, I don't. It's not their fault at all. I chose this path, and it's up to me to make sure it leads where I eventually want it to. And, really, I think I've written a couple good poems lately, and there are some stories that are really starting to shape up, too. http://jleonard.deviantart.com has a few samples up. Mostly older stuff, from my first book, but also some newer stuff from the interim.
If I was to be honest with myself, I never did stop writing. Five of those years, I was playing a text-based role-playing game. People still ask me if I'm ever going to go back to it. It was fun, but I prefer to be in control when I write. Plus, writing other people's characters is fine for practice, but it ain't gonna pay the bills. That's what I'm looking to do. I want to have my writing start paying the bills. Then if this programming gig ticks me off, the only thing I'd have to worry about would be where to get insurance when COBRA runs out.
John