Moving On

If you’ve
been  sorta/kinda checking in on this
blog over the last couple of years, you’ve run across more than one sheepish
blog post apologizing for an extended absence awhile alluding to dealing with daily stress and/or trying to gain some balance in my life, yaddahyaddahyaddah, blahblahblah.. 



My job really was extremely stressful; at one
point I was working 70-80hrs per week on average, never mind dealing
with some on the job interpersonal crap. 
A couple of weeks ago, I accepted a severance package.  It’s been a mixed blessing, on the one hand, glad
to be out of that super stressful situation, it was taking a toll on my
health. On the other hand being unemployed in this current economic climate is so not
great.  



Anywho,
moving on….



The job
hunt is underway. Plans are being firmed up regarding taking some
professional courses/training and I’ve got a great network of
friends who are actively helping out with leads by working their own
contacts/networks.  But a job hunt can
only take up so much of your time. Suddenly I find myself hitting the gym
regularly—lost 5lbs so far! The house is spotless. lol.



And Another very
positive change that has happened is:  I
find myself with the time and, more importantly, the mind-space to write, plot
and make plans re my writing career and marketing , etc.


 

Right now there are 3 stories I’ve
prioritized; a dragon shifter idea that I’m 99% done with the outline. As much
as I want to dive write into this story, once the outline is done, I’ll
back-burner it while I work on a couple of more pressing ideas:  
First - a sequel
to The Wolf who Stole Christmas, using the ‘villain’ Jack Frost as the hero.  This one is priority 1 because it’ll be a
short novella and I want it up for December. 


 

Next will be Rob’s story (Rob is the
best-friend and business partner of Daniel, the hero from Felicity Stripped
Bare). I’ve always wanted to write Rob’s story and came up with several ideas
over the years that just weren’t right. Yesterday, the concept of his story
just hit me out of the blue. I honestly can’t remember what triggered the idea,
but it’s perfect. I just need to wrangle with the outline, GMCs, plot points,
etc., but I *know* this is his story.   Now to re-read Felicity. *gulp* I haven't read it since it I finished the last copy edits, but I want to make sure I get the details right for this connected story. Will probably do a post on how I feel about that reading. *cringe*



Stay tuned for updates.