"It's been a long, long time coming...
...but I know, a change's gonna come..."
If you haven't seen me around these parts lately, it's because I've been working my ass off for the last four months or so juggling various freelance projects. My family's been going through some rough patches in the last six months, and my mind has been heavy with trouble.
After coming back from Odyssey, I was working on multiple stories, all of which came to a sudden halt when shit hit the fan (to put it nicely). At first because I was reeling from shock, and then later because I was scrambling to find work, to pay bills, to find solutions...and dealing with anger.
Even though the worst is over and I'm no longer angry, I still feel like I'm scrambling, mentally and emotionally. Although I have a lot to be grateful for. I'm grateful that my family banded together instead of splintering. I'm grateful for understanding relatives (I don't think I ever appreciated them so much before). I'm grateful for my husband's long distance support. I'm grateful for having work (no matter how stressful) that has kept food on the table and a roof over my family's head.
I can't wait for all this to be over though. I can't wait to finally move to Vancouver to be with the husband. I can't wait to catch a break. I can't wait to take the time to focus on re-crafting my Odyssey stories. Thank God for Codex as well. They've been a singular lamp in my life for organising contests that helped me write a new short story and three flash stories. Without them, my scoreboard would have been a big fat zero.
Above all, I want to finish more work and send them out into the world. There's been plenty of speed bumps and detours along the way but I want to be a working, productive writer from here on out.
So here's the good news: I just got news last week that Expanded Horizons will be accepting my story for publication in May. My first sale! It will almost be a year from Odyssey. I crashed most of last year, but now I feel like the cycle is just starting to pick up momentum again.
I feel like it's really time to up my game. It's started. I have to keep going.
If you haven't seen me around these parts lately, it's because I've been working my ass off for the last four months or so juggling various freelance projects. My family's been going through some rough patches in the last six months, and my mind has been heavy with trouble.
After coming back from Odyssey, I was working on multiple stories, all of which came to a sudden halt when shit hit the fan (to put it nicely). At first because I was reeling from shock, and then later because I was scrambling to find work, to pay bills, to find solutions...and dealing with anger.
Even though the worst is over and I'm no longer angry, I still feel like I'm scrambling, mentally and emotionally. Although I have a lot to be grateful for. I'm grateful that my family banded together instead of splintering. I'm grateful for understanding relatives (I don't think I ever appreciated them so much before). I'm grateful for my husband's long distance support. I'm grateful for having work (no matter how stressful) that has kept food on the table and a roof over my family's head.
I can't wait for all this to be over though. I can't wait to finally move to Vancouver to be with the husband. I can't wait to catch a break. I can't wait to take the time to focus on re-crafting my Odyssey stories. Thank God for Codex as well. They've been a singular lamp in my life for organising contests that helped me write a new short story and three flash stories. Without them, my scoreboard would have been a big fat zero.
Above all, I want to finish more work and send them out into the world. There's been plenty of speed bumps and detours along the way but I want to be a working, productive writer from here on out.
So here's the good news: I just got news last week that Expanded Horizons will be accepting my story for publication in May. My first sale! It will almost be a year from Odyssey. I crashed most of last year, but now I feel like the cycle is just starting to pick up momentum again.
I feel like it's really time to up my game. It's started. I have to keep going.