On The Eve Of Something Great
As the year 2013 shleps towards a close I sit in a strange place, literally and figuratively. It's a little chilly where I sit, relatively speaking. I mean, I AM in Orlando for New Year's, having come down for the Wenchling's National Soccer Tournament. It's one of those "showcase" ones--where the place is crawling with college coaches all seeking The Next Big Thing for their women's soccer teams. It's a stress ball for everyone concerned, most especially we parents I daresay, as we eyeball tuition increases, club fees and…well, you know, "going to Orlando for New Year's so daughter can play in a tournament and get seen by coaches."
Yeah. Vicious circle anyone?
I've vented about the whole "soccer thing" before. We are on the inside looking outward now as the team has made the National League and so gets invited to premium tourneys like this one. But I'm here to tell you, now that she has the very real possibility of being recruited by at least a Division 2 school, the stress has multiplied by a thousand. The girl loves the game. She wants to continue playing it in college. So…here we sit.
On a more philosophical level, I sit in a very strange place as well. The year has been so very odd with regard to my writing career. I wrote and released a shit ton of books. I got some new fans. I managed to alienate and piss people off without even realizing it or being told what I did that made any sense to mature adults. I had a bunch of folks attempt to totally ruin the release day of my first major mainstream novel. I killed some characters. And now….I'm moving onto some new projects and arenas.
One thing I am going to do is focus bit more on myself in 2014, health wise. I let myself slip and this year I can't do that.
The Big Goal is to Find The Agent with a couple of mainstream projects (a thriller and a mystery). I'm also going to shed the 40 pounds I lost and re-found in the last 3 years. I plan to eat partially vegetarian and eliminate alcohol for at least the first part of the year. I know myself well enough to know that I should do that as well.
It's a tough thing to face. But I wrote about a kid who had an addiction problem (Good Faith) and realized something serious about myself in the process of experiencing that young man's rise, fall and rise.
To thank all my loyal fans I will be writing a free Stewart Realty snippet on this blog tomorrow afternoon. It will be something completely new, about a side character we all love.
Happy New Year's Eve Liz Fans.
Make it a fun and safe one!
Go Jags!
Yeah. Vicious circle anyone?
I've vented about the whole "soccer thing" before. We are on the inside looking outward now as the team has made the National League and so gets invited to premium tourneys like this one. But I'm here to tell you, now that she has the very real possibility of being recruited by at least a Division 2 school, the stress has multiplied by a thousand. The girl loves the game. She wants to continue playing it in college. So…here we sit.
On a more philosophical level, I sit in a very strange place as well. The year has been so very odd with regard to my writing career. I wrote and released a shit ton of books. I got some new fans. I managed to alienate and piss people off without even realizing it or being told what I did that made any sense to mature adults. I had a bunch of folks attempt to totally ruin the release day of my first major mainstream novel. I killed some characters. And now….I'm moving onto some new projects and arenas.
One thing I am going to do is focus bit more on myself in 2014, health wise. I let myself slip and this year I can't do that.
The Big Goal is to Find The Agent with a couple of mainstream projects (a thriller and a mystery). I'm also going to shed the 40 pounds I lost and re-found in the last 3 years. I plan to eat partially vegetarian and eliminate alcohol for at least the first part of the year. I know myself well enough to know that I should do that as well.
It's a tough thing to face. But I wrote about a kid who had an addiction problem (Good Faith) and realized something serious about myself in the process of experiencing that young man's rise, fall and rise.
To thank all my loyal fans I will be writing a free Stewart Realty snippet on this blog tomorrow afternoon. It will be something completely new, about a side character we all love.
Happy New Year's Eve Liz Fans.
Make it a fun and safe one!
Go Jags!
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