Today is my last day at work. The job I am finishing today has paid the bills for the last three and a half years, but really has done nothing more for me other than introduced me to some really great people. Otherwise it has eaten my soul slowly and surely in little ways.
It is an environment utterly lacking in creativity, and I've come to realize I loathe the business world. I realize that publishing is a business, and like with all good business you have to play the game, but the industry I'm currently in (for eight more hours) is not for me. It's dry and unwelcoming and leaves me so exhausted that I don't have any desire to write.
So that job had to go!
I am very excited about having some time away from an "adult" job - no, I'm not a hooker - to really focus on my writing. I am in the middle of a major move right now, so I don't know how much time I will have in the next few days, but I have started.
What I have:
- An idea
- Notes
- Characters
- About a page of text
Now, this might not seem like a lot, but considering my job situation, it's a pretty decent start. I like to bring my notebook to work and write at my desk. Not on my work computer, because it's completely trackable, but the pen-and-ink way.
I have two conundrums. Conundrii? Conundra? What the fuck is the plural of conundrum? Oh well. The first conundrum is the work situation. I have a two-month job when I get to my new place working at a Halloween store. I can't really say no, because I need the money and it's run by one of my mom's friends. And it won't suck, because it's a relaxed, creative environment where I can basically help people play dress-up all day. I can probably have as many hours as I like there, but how many is too many when I am trying to seriously start working on my book?
The other conundrum is this: I have two ideas. One, the idea I was talking about a few paragraphs up, is a young adult book with series potential. It's not as fleshed out, but I think it would be an easier undertaking right now. The other idea is not for young adults, so much. It's historical fiction (do I really want to research right now?) and has the potential to turn into a series as well, but I have the entire first book mapped out.
Any suggestions?
