nepenthe | Progress Report: Making Things Happen (Reply)

At some point I've got a job interview in the next four days--a cattle-call type interview for a job that won't quite pay my hoped for $13/hr, but it's close enough at $12.75 for me to at least hear what the benefits are and whether or not they pay more over time.

Monday after work, I'm stopping by one of the stores near my work that I know pays about $14/hr + and asking for an application. Can't hurt to apply.

Story! Finished all the character sheets. Still need to name a few minor characters. Can't say I didn't do anything and am very proud of my character sheets and organization. I require the outline to map out my plot, and I need it soon, as that will give me benchmarks from which I can set a time table not only for Word Count but also to better navigate Getting Shit Done.

Nothing punches you in the face like seeing you have an actual story with a full beginning and middle and end, full of smut and romance and vampires and my main character has a friend who keeps an alligator in the dorm bathroom and runs a pirated podcast that plays songs from local and other underground musicians. All of the main characters grow and are finding their place in the mad world they occupy, and there is real conflict with Queen Carmella and a theme(s) about love and how you don't need anybody's approval to feel it and have crazy good sex. Like a real, live book and that is crazy, man.

I'm starting up on the Outline. The key is to keep this as simple as possible.

Man, is being an adult and writing books crazy effort or what?