With two publication credits under my belt and my novel recognized by my community, I'm suddenly stepping into the world of the author--the public one, that is.
On June 4th, two days after my high school graduation, I have a poetry reading to attend--and read at! And exciting as that is, it's only a beginning to my summer. There's yet another revision lined up for The Third Face--one that I can confidently send to agents and publishers this time. After all, with multiple reviews done to hammer out the problems in my manuscript, along with my visible accomplishments, it's obvious that I've made a lot of very useful progress since starting this blog back in January.
Meanwhile, education is still a part of life. The good news is that, as I recently learned, an art institute isn't just for, well, art. I can go into one to work on all of my creative ambitions, and maybe even pick up my abandoned guitar again.
Before that, though, I have a long and busy summer ahead. A webcomic, a bit of game design, and a flash animation are just a few of the lofty promises I've made, and I don't intend to back down. Not only that, but I can actually continue my Information Technology training online with one of the many valuable gifts that came with the class.
Life is still full of decisions and possibilities right now, but as long as I still have the ability to eventually make the right one, things are going well.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Another Step
This blog entry (like many of them) is long overdue, and I'm expecting to have so much to say that I have to continue my thoughts on a second entry later this week. So, here we go!
Things are sort of hectic for me these days. As a senior in high school, the clock is ticking for graduation. I have to have lots of things done and ready, especially big class assignments and the stuff to show off at my open house just a week from now. Once that's done, I have exams and graduation plans to worry about.
"What are you going to do after you graduate?" Admit it, you want to ask me that. Everyone does, because everyone gets asked that at least a hundred times. And, to be quite honest, I have absolutely no answer to that.
Messing around in Minecraft and World of Warcraft while occasionally drawing a Pokemon comic offers both fun and social appeal, but none of it really leads anywhere. Half the world dreams of working for some video game company, designing new game ideas or--in perhaps the most coveted job in existence--testing and reviewing.
"Writing doesn't pay the bills." "Nobody ever makes it trying to be a rock star." I have all kinds of ideas for where to go with my life, but every single one is steeped in a legendary impossibility like these ones. Taking those challenges doesn't seem to be a very popular option with the people who need something from me or want me to do well, and how can I disappoint them?
Next time I'll explain how I'm going to deal with all of this, once and for all.
Things are sort of hectic for me these days. As a senior in high school, the clock is ticking for graduation. I have to have lots of things done and ready, especially big class assignments and the stuff to show off at my open house just a week from now. Once that's done, I have exams and graduation plans to worry about.
"What are you going to do after you graduate?" Admit it, you want to ask me that. Everyone does, because everyone gets asked that at least a hundred times. And, to be quite honest, I have absolutely no answer to that.
Messing around in Minecraft and World of Warcraft while occasionally drawing a Pokemon comic offers both fun and social appeal, but none of it really leads anywhere. Half the world dreams of working for some video game company, designing new game ideas or--in perhaps the most coveted job in existence--testing and reviewing.
"Writing doesn't pay the bills." "Nobody ever makes it trying to be a rock star." I have all kinds of ideas for where to go with my life, but every single one is steeped in a legendary impossibility like these ones. Taking those challenges doesn't seem to be a very popular option with the people who need something from me or want me to do well, and how can I disappoint them?
Next time I'll explain how I'm going to deal with all of this, once and for all.
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