Great news! I'm employed!
Now I'm employed by the company known around here as Cinram. A DVD packaging company for Fox Entertainment. Tomorrow I'm required to go take a drug test. Friday is Orientation. and next Wednesday is my starting date. I'll be working the night shift. Its not the computer job I was hoping for. Its in the factory area operating some kind of machine. I'll be making $8.50 an hour. But I'll be working twelve day shifts, five days a week! That'l be more money than what I was making at Jones Stephens (warehouse for plumbing supplies, etc)!!
But being employed again kind of relieves a great deal of stress off my shoulders. One of the other only isues I have would be gas. This place is a good thirty minute drive from where I live (one way) so gas is going to be a kind of struggle, at least until I start receiving paychecks.
Writing Update:
Its strange, really. Yesterday I was experimenting typing with different kinds of paper. I find that I'm able to write better with 4 x 6 index cards! The decrease of the size has forced me to think with shorter sentences and shorter paragraphs (a writer's tip is that shorter is always better!) and it also feels more like a book! =) I no longer feel ill when I look at a page loaded down with huge chunks of text. when it comes to revision.
An Index card allows me 31 lines (32 including the page number) and I'm able to stick it in one of those tiny hand held photo albums that lets me flip the pages like a real book (I'll show a sample of this soon) revision also feels much more easier. And the paper is dirt cheap! ( $.89 if yo wanted to know)
Also I've been learning some new tricks with manual typing. I've self taught myself how to center the words on the paper (takes some bit of math but looks professional!).
As far as the story goes, I'm still stuck rewriting the prologue. But I can honestly say that I've been making some good progress in the recent days. I really aught to scan up one or two of the pages to let everyone see this progress. But alas, I'm lazy and a bit tired... Just purchased one of those 5 Hour energy capsules and intend to use it perhaps tomorrow. If its as good as some people say it is, I may have a load of stuff done and ready for everyone's viewing pleasure =)
More to come soon!
