I’m not sure if it’s Monday I dislike or the fact that the writing I was doing is over. I like the writing projects/games even though I only spend about an hour on them a day. There’s a tremendous loss when the game has been won and the project is complete.

Now what? Well, editing. It’s not my favorite thing though. In fact, I will avoid it even if I have scheduled time for editing. Funny how that works.

I feel discouraged about finding employment and yet I just had an interview last week. It can’t possibly be the last and only interview ever. In a way I feel like I should have been willing to have work be my only life just to have a job. I just can’t do it though.

I’m also having a bit of writer’s let down. I finished the script early, and I have been just a little down since then. for several weeks, I had something to look forward to doing for an hour each day. Even when I was tired of writing the silly thing, I still wrote.

I had a busy wekend, so I didn’t get any photos taken. I’m disappointed about that as well. It has been cloudy here in the morning, so early photo taking is out. I have a couple of assignments that I need to get taken care of this weekend.

Well, my “interview” yesterday morning was interesting. I think I found an ally in finding work as a technical writer. Unfortunately, they want someone who will work 50-60 hours a week onsite. Ten minutes of gray cubicles began to suck the life out of me. The manager is extremely familiar with the writers losing their “souls,” as she put it. Otherwise it was a really good fit for my background.

I don’t think I wrote about finishing my screenplay. I finished on Wednesday–7 days ahead of schedule. I had to wait until today to get my winner’s certificate and the cute little graphic on the right. Here’s the logline:  Romantically-challenged chemist deals with egotistical researchers, crazy friend and runaway mice. I’d say that sums it up.

It was a lot of fun. The last 25 pages were tough because I wanted to quit and had to overcome not wanting to write.

i’m using today to get things done that I haven’t. There’s a lot I have neglected to get other things done. I am taking some time today to write on my screenplay. I’m currently at 18 pages.

I’m finally noticing what turns me on. I don’t know why I’m noticing this now nor why I never noticed before. On Tuesday, I scheduled editing time for the novel I wrote for NaNoWriMo in November 2007. I actually started! The novel isn’t as bad as I thought, and editing is turning out to be fun. I also got motivated to start Script Frenzy. I felt alive in a way that I haven’t while reading what I wrote and editing. The script writing was fun. The whole premise of my screen play is obsurd, and that’s good. Now, the question is…how do I make money doing this? It’s not the only thing I love doing, but I love the experience. I think I could do this all the time. I loved writing the article on San Jose for Jack Magazine. I would love to do more writing, whether it is fiction, non-fiction, travel, technical… I think you get the point.

The script writing officially started April 1. I remembered just before noon yesterday. So I’m off to write a script. I have a two-page start. The whole thing is rather corny and possibly stupid. However, since I haven’t written a script before, I’m just playing. Wish me luck on reaching 100 pages by April 30.

Just wanted to let everyone know that the article I was writing is complete. We had quite a few emails back and forth. The top picture is of the recent magazine. The second picture is of the magazine offices.

I have been listening to an audio book called The Ultimate Anti-Career Guide. I have only  just gotten thorugh the first CD. A very simple qusiton was asked:  “What would you do if you couldn’t fail?”.  The first answer that popped into my head was photography. I think it might have been first because I had just looked up prices on a new camera that I have wanted for a few months. The next answer to the question was writing–as in writing novels or books. Perhaps a non-fiction book is possible.

Then you look at your family history when it comes to work and career. The author also discusses the myths that we have inherited about work. What I saw was that I learned that: you must work and it isn’t fun, you can’t work in your passion, and you must give up your passions and dreams to make money. I watched my mother do these things. I always told myself that I wouldn’t give up my dreams just for a paycheck. And then I saw that is exactly what I have done. I have taken positions–well-paying ones–in areas I don’t like and couldn’t care about. It really makes me sick to see that I have done the same thing as my mother when I vowed I would never do that. My sister has done the same thing. I don’t know what I will find out next, but I will let you know.

Now that it’s January, it’s time for me to revisit that little piee of work I created in November. I’d like to avoid it as much as possible. Yet it’s not finished. Editing doesn’t sound like fun. While the story was entertaining while I wrote it, I don’t know that I will like it when I go back to it.

Perhaps I’ll be cursing at the novel instead of thinking that the editing process is a curse.

Now for a few statistics from this years NaNoWriMo:  101,510 participants and 15,333 winners (15.1%)

Looking at those numbers, I can’t believe that I reached the goal this year.