New Year's Resolutions
So, there are some things I learned this year. I'm not going to grad school, because I can neither afford it or deal with more school-related stress. I need to get a better-paying job if I want to make any sort of dent in my student loans. I actually despise being home for long periods when my mother is also on vacation. I need to cut down on distractions.
Things I need to do this coming year:
1) Finish Swtichpoint. This one's non-negotiable - it's not done yet because, as it turns out, having a 40 hour work week is actually slightly more work than my last semester of college was. (Also, there's that plothole in the middle, but we don't talk about that - if it thinks it's not welcome, it may go away!)
2) Go looking for a more permanent job. Unfortunately, this will cut into the time I have to do everything else, but better now than this time next year when my internship suddenly ends. Fortunately, I've still got quite a few months, and my current boss is pretty pleased with me, so she'll be a good reference. I just hope that something actually worth my while comes up... it would need to pay significantly better than what I've got now for me to be able to move.
3) Put out some more chapters for the Elven Heritage Legacy. It forces me to write modern-day, primarily character conflict stuff, which is something that I do not do on a regular basis if I can avoid it. (It also forces me to write a variety of ages and a relatively large cast.) The other reason it's good for me is that I miss it when I haven't worked on it in a while. It's stalled because I'm procrastinating taking pictures, I've been spending too much time on Tumblr and on other projects - including my book reviews and the chapter I sporked of Draco Sinister, and I managed to catch a very nasty cold two weeks ago that makes me sleep a lot. Fortunately, as of tonight, I'm rid of both the cold and the sporking. Well, I finished the sporking, and that cold better see itself out the door.
Things I need to do this coming year:
1) Finish Swtichpoint. This one's non-negotiable - it's not done yet because, as it turns out, having a 40 hour work week is actually slightly more work than my last semester of college was. (Also, there's that plothole in the middle, but we don't talk about that - if it thinks it's not welcome, it may go away!)
2) Go looking for a more permanent job. Unfortunately, this will cut into the time I have to do everything else, but better now than this time next year when my internship suddenly ends. Fortunately, I've still got quite a few months, and my current boss is pretty pleased with me, so she'll be a good reference. I just hope that something actually worth my while comes up... it would need to pay significantly better than what I've got now for me to be able to move.
3) Put out some more chapters for the Elven Heritage Legacy. It forces me to write modern-day, primarily character conflict stuff, which is something that I do not do on a regular basis if I can avoid it. (It also forces me to write a variety of ages and a relatively large cast.) The other reason it's good for me is that I miss it when I haven't worked on it in a while. It's stalled because I'm procrastinating taking pictures, I've been spending too much time on Tumblr and on other projects - including my book reviews and the chapter I sporked of Draco Sinister, and I managed to catch a very nasty cold two weeks ago that makes me sleep a lot. Fortunately, as of tonight, I'm rid of both the cold and the sporking. Well, I finished the sporking, and that cold better see itself out the door.