[	Tags	|	diary, first novel	]
[	Current Location	|	The Office	]
[	mood	|	good	]
[	music	|	LONESOME VALLEY by Magnolia Electric Co.	]

Well, things have been a tad weird lately, but at least said weirdness is not the sort that necessitates capitalization of the W. Here goes:

- My job is going bye-bye.

- The kids’ book I was working on is very likely going away, too.

- Exposition-be-damned, my character has been cut entirely from the film I shot last year.

These are all pretty lousy breaks. However, none are as bad as they sound (or feel): My office already has other options for me, the eliminated kids’ book may only have been postponed, and the movie has put me on the radar with its production team as an employable film actor—the kind who doesn’t even freak out when you tell him that he’s been cut from your movie.  At least, not until he hangs up the phone.

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And now for one piece of very good news, and the probable reason for my continued sanity in the midst of the above ego-bruises:

My own book is going really, really well after five months of constant struggle. Don’t get me wrong, I still hate most of what I’ve written--that goes without saying at this point! Nevertheless, I feel like I’ve finally got a strong idea how the story needs to develop, and even some good leads on how to tell it well.

The book is, at long last, a pleasure to write.  And with a little luck (and a lot of tough love) it will soon be a pleasure to read, as well.