A Free Agent
It's been a while since I've posted, and, hell, maybe that's a good thing, for I've a lot of news:
For those of you who didn't know, I did until a week a go work at Borders Hay Street Mall in Perth as a manager, but have since resigned (after five years) and moved on. I am currently working full time on Ossard's Hope (and making good progress with reviewing the current draft) as well as rebuilding an old gym habit as I attempt to get into better shape. Here's the happenings in more detail:
By the end of March I hope to be interviewing for some other work to help pay the bills, but in the meantime, the book has me (and the gym). Ossard's Hope is going well, but still has some bumps in it that need to be smoothed. There's a lot of people out there who really loved Fall of Ossard because it was different and deeper, and I don't want the next book to be any different. One of the main stumbling blocks with Ossard's Hope is getting the balance right as I deal with the dark side of Juvela's rising addiction, without the book reading as a recovery biography telling you about the deathly spiral of an alcoholic or junkie. Aside from hoping to finish off the current draft review in about 3 or 4 weeks, I'm also hoping to soon be in a position to set up a sample chapter to post for those patiently waiting.
Leaving Borders was in the end a relief. I've been with the company for just over five years and seen many changes and much growth (from 7 stores to 26 in Australia). I enjoyed my time there and met some great people. It was also a fantastic opportunity to see the retail end of the book trade. Over the years I've met some great people and made some great friends through Borders. WIth changes in the company and a management restructure in full swing, it was time to either adapt or leave. I chose to leave. I haven't enjoyed it so much in the last year, and the future direction of the company wasn't really set to change that. So, now I'm free.
Getting back to the gym is something I've been trying to squeeze in the for the past year or so. To actually get it in and to rebuild the habit is now what I'm doing. I'm not in bad shape, but could be better, and am also just days away from hitting forty. If I don't do it now, I know it'll only get harder next year, etc. So far so good, and without any strains or injuries. I'm clocking up around ten hours of exercise a week at the moment with just under half of that being low impact cardio, the rest being a move back into weights. I already feel better for it!
Other than that life revolves around Ossard's Hope. I've been doing a fair bit of research reading (and re-reading), but hope to have most of that behind me soon. Spare moments see me mapping out two other writing projects as I prepare to put proposals together to sell them to publishers. And, of course, there's always time for contemplation of what's to happen in the third Ossard book.
For those of you who didn't know, I did until a week a go work at Borders Hay Street Mall in Perth as a manager, but have since resigned (after five years) and moved on. I am currently working full time on Ossard's Hope (and making good progress with reviewing the current draft) as well as rebuilding an old gym habit as I attempt to get into better shape. Here's the happenings in more detail:
By the end of March I hope to be interviewing for some other work to help pay the bills, but in the meantime, the book has me (and the gym). Ossard's Hope is going well, but still has some bumps in it that need to be smoothed. There's a lot of people out there who really loved Fall of Ossard because it was different and deeper, and I don't want the next book to be any different. One of the main stumbling blocks with Ossard's Hope is getting the balance right as I deal with the dark side of Juvela's rising addiction, without the book reading as a recovery biography telling you about the deathly spiral of an alcoholic or junkie. Aside from hoping to finish off the current draft review in about 3 or 4 weeks, I'm also hoping to soon be in a position to set up a sample chapter to post for those patiently waiting.
Leaving Borders was in the end a relief. I've been with the company for just over five years and seen many changes and much growth (from 7 stores to 26 in Australia). I enjoyed my time there and met some great people. It was also a fantastic opportunity to see the retail end of the book trade. Over the years I've met some great people and made some great friends through Borders. WIth changes in the company and a management restructure in full swing, it was time to either adapt or leave. I chose to leave. I haven't enjoyed it so much in the last year, and the future direction of the company wasn't really set to change that. So, now I'm free.
Getting back to the gym is something I've been trying to squeeze in the for the past year or so. To actually get it in and to rebuild the habit is now what I'm doing. I'm not in bad shape, but could be better, and am also just days away from hitting forty. If I don't do it now, I know it'll only get harder next year, etc. So far so good, and without any strains or injuries. I'm clocking up around ten hours of exercise a week at the moment with just under half of that being low impact cardio, the rest being a move back into weights. I already feel better for it!
Other than that life revolves around Ossard's Hope. I've been doing a fair bit of research reading (and re-reading), but hope to have most of that behind me soon. Spare moments see me mapping out two other writing projects as I prepare to put proposals together to sell them to publishers. And, of course, there's always time for contemplation of what's to happen in the third Ossard book.
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