Hi V and SC, Well...the move prep continues...I'm the kitchen right now taking a break while my mom continues to pack the stuff from the cupboards...I think she's thriving on the sense of purpose she feels being here - and it's nice to have some help, of course.
I still have a ton of work to do on a writing gig that's due soon - and I'm beginning to realize just how stifled I've been for the last few months...there was a time when I think I spent more time reading and writing on DB than actually doing my work...after I move, and as I move forward, I hope to strike more of a balance.
The fresh start feels just like that - a fresh start - almost from zero - which I never in my life expected to be doing at this point - but it's okay - one discovers oneself when one is ready, I suppose.
Though I've had a ton to do recently...I think that once I'm moved and settled I'll find a lot more time to work on my writing and to work on doing things that feel more fulfilling...while it still saddens me to look at the empty spaces being made in the house...I'm looking forward to filling the empty spaces in the apartment. The goal now - and it's nice to think in terms of goals - is to live there for a year and then find a house that makes sense for the boys and myself...
Oh...here's another thing...years ago I wrote a novel...sent it off to a few publishers - got some interest - the people who were interested were let go (at Random House) - and I just let the book drop...I've since taken an interest in it again - and have started sending query letters off to agents...it's a terrible market for my type of writing...but that's okay...it just needs to get to the right agent once...and that won't happen unless I send I put it out there. I'm also telling myself that I might have a better chance at getting some agent attention now since I've already got a bit of a track record out here in LA...having written for TV and having gotten an award from one of the studios for my first screenplay.
So....that's a long-winded way of saying that moving is opening my eyes up to a lot more possibility - and to the fact that I've been sitting on potential for some time now - and that I've got to get up off my a$$ and put that potential into action.
K...time to help my mom pack some more...can't have her doing too much...that would wrong...
