It's funny how things work out…

Hi everyone, it's good to be back on the blog!  I've been away for awhile, jumping back into the conventional workforce.  The dream of having my writing become my primary means of financial support isn't quite there yet – but it is not something that has to be discarded as pie-in-the-sky, either.  Like life, that plan is turning out different than the way I drew it up, but that happens with just about everything.  The good news is that after not writing anything more than notes to myself about story ideas, character ideas, and observations over the last seven months, the desire to write again has risen up strongly enough to overshadow how tired I might be at night, or how much I want to stay in the cozy bed in the morning before work.  I firmly believe that people do what they want to do and then justify it however they need to, and at this point I want to write again.

It's funny how things work, but shortly after I made that decision and realized I wasn't going to be satisfied just thinking about writing, my conventional employer decided to send me to the West Coast for a business conference.   Out of the blue, first business trip since I started working there.  That means I'll have a 4-5 hour plane ride, both ways.  That might draw groans from most people, but to me it is like a big, flashing neon sign saying, "Writing time….Writing time…Writing time…"  The fact is that I haven't had a 4-5 hour block of undistracted writing time since, well, since I started working again.

Decision to write again regardless of a full-time working schedule, immediately followed by a gift of 8-10 hours of writing time, and probably more at night in the hotel room.  Coincidence?  Believe what you want.  I don't believe in coincidences.

So here is what to look for – a new short story coming out on Jonsay.com next month, as well as my existing short stories and my novel becoming available on Smashwords.com.  If you are not familiar with Smashwords, it is one of the latest sites to electronically publish work in a format that is compatible with every electronic reader on the market.  It also makes it available in the Apple iBooks store, Barnes & Noble.com, Amazon.com for the Kindle, etc. etc. etc.  Look for the link coming on Jonsay.com next month!

In the meantime, thanks as always for reading!  Keep your emails and questions coming at jon@jonsay.com!