Then and Now...Or, Helloooooo, 2017!
Three weeks into the new year, I can't believe the difference made by 29 months and a cross-country move. These two years, I believe, will always stand out in my mind:
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2014: Charlotte, NCkA has-been author whose career had gone up in flamesArrived in EbookLandia under a cloud of defeatNo real presence on Social MediaJob: third shift for close to the minimum wageOut of shapeLived in a grade C apartmentFelt trapped in a city that I'd come to hateDaily commute: 2-3 hours a day
Somehow I found the guts, the wherewithal and faith to do what needed doing: namely, at a rather advanced age, to pull off one last cross-country move. This time, I'd go to a place I'd never been but which fascinated. And I'd move with limited cash, no definite job and no idea where I'd live. Best of all, I'd move by train.
Departure: September 2014
2017: Seattle, WAAuthor of 12 ebooks, a thirteenth coming in MarchA strong sense of having found my writing A GameArrangement with Hold Fast Press for print editions of my Boss MacTavin mysteriesAm booked for a March radio interview1900 Facebook friends and 60,000 Twitter followersNew job, M-F, with full benefits and a decent salaryRegular workouts and a healthy dietLiving in a decent studio in downtown SeattleNext up: a 1-bedroom apartment in my ideal neighborhoodDaily commute: a half-hour each way to work
And, hey, the year has just begun!
and
2014: Charlotte, NCkA has-been author whose career had gone up in flamesArrived in EbookLandia under a cloud of defeatNo real presence on Social MediaJob: third shift for close to the minimum wageOut of shapeLived in a grade C apartmentFelt trapped in a city that I'd come to hateDaily commute: 2-3 hours a day
Somehow I found the guts, the wherewithal and faith to do what needed doing: namely, at a rather advanced age, to pull off one last cross-country move. This time, I'd go to a place I'd never been but which fascinated. And I'd move with limited cash, no definite job and no idea where I'd live. Best of all, I'd move by train.
Departure: September 2014
2017: Seattle, WAAuthor of 12 ebooks, a thirteenth coming in MarchA strong sense of having found my writing A GameArrangement with Hold Fast Press for print editions of my Boss MacTavin mysteriesAm booked for a March radio interview1900 Facebook friends and 60,000 Twitter followersNew job, M-F, with full benefits and a decent salaryRegular workouts and a healthy dietLiving in a decent studio in downtown SeattleNext up: a 1-bedroom apartment in my ideal neighborhoodDaily commute: a half-hour each way to work
And, hey, the year has just begun!
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