Hello all, pardon my absence once again, but I have good reason! You see, I am moving tomorrow, and not just across town, across state, or across country. For those who do not follow my personal sites, I am moving to Japan for a year or more to start my first post-grad job in teaching English. Yay money! Boo interrupting writing time!
First, though, did y'all see me in the newspaper? That's right, that article I interviewed for in January made its appearance in the Port Orford News last week! Sadly, I do not have a scanner, nor is the paper online, so Ican't share it with you. I'd take a picture, but I've already packed up my camera! Oh well. Just take my word on it ;)
Editing has begun on CROSS//Rebirth. A new version of chapter one is up. Not too many changes so it's not necessary to download it again if you've already read it - just some typos and cleaning up a few sentences. Chapter 2 is where the real editing begins.
To be honest, I am rather excited about traveling this week! You see, I am working on a short story compilation that revolves around airports, including topping off one that I've been working on for about a month now. I am hoping to use my five hour layover in Vancouver to work on it. Its current title is "Men in Uniform", and about halfway through it took a different direction that I intended, but I always consider that a good thing! Keeps it fresh for myself, ha. I'm hoping to complete it before I board the plane for Tokyo!
So next time you hear from me, readers, I will be in and hopefully settled in my new home in Japan. I will definitely be keeping my eye out for new writing/reading spots and hopefully can be inspired on my current (and new) works there. Environment is very important to me when I write so I'm sure there will be a big entry on that when I start finding some places.
Wish me luck, guys. Actually, the thing I'm worried about the most is making all my flights! So wish me luck on that! ^_^
That is awesome! I love Japan. Hope you have a fabulous time :) You'll probably find more writing inspiration there! :D
ReplyDeleteWhat city are you living in??
Haha, thanks. This will actually be my third time living there so it's fairly familiar.
ReplyDeleteI can't remember the name of the town but it's in Gifu right outside of Nagoya.
I just want to say that this is the most positive post anywhere that I've seen from you since I met you, and I couldn't be happier. :)
ReplyDeleteI hope things go well, and I'm secretly incredibly jealous that you're going to live in Japan. I would love to live abroad right now. New Jersey isn't going to cut it, I think. :P
Have a safe flight! :)