Thursday, June 23, 2011

The Woes of Being In Demand

I'm going to get a couple story-related notes out of the way first.
1) Nightmare's Calling is done with rewrites. I'm not sure when I'll get around to posting them, but take solace in its completeness.
2) RoNK is back on hold. Shu is taking far too much time to write and I can't progress the rest of the story until I finish that part. When I get some free time, I'll go back and play some more DW7 to get the flow going again.
3) Rebel's Honor rewrite status has gone from "possible" to "unlikely" due to the number of current writing projects I have.
4) Sarat rewrites have slowed down again. I apologize for the turtle speed with which this project is getting done. Again, I blame my already heavy writing load and my inability to properly manage my stories.

Whew! Now that we've gotten that out of the way, here's why I'm so far behind.
1) I've been commissioned to repaint my old church's sign. While this may not seem like a big deal, we have to take its size and make into account. It's about the same size as 3 of me and weighs a good 200 pounds. It's also made of oak, which sucks up paint like no one's business. Oh, and it's got the texture of bark. Seriously, it's been a chore and a half to make this thing look like new. Hopefully I'll be finished with it sometime this weekend.
2) Copyediting III starts soon and my class has been in a panic trying to register. Our professor hasn't finished grading our tests and they're due tomorrow. To add to our duress, CE3 is supposed to be a 10-week ride through editing hell. This had better get me a job. If I find out that this certificate means nothing in the end, I may commit ritual suicide.
3) I finally got the administrative rights to the Deadly Premonition Wiki site. In addition, I was asked by another person to help with the DP portion of their Wiki for an LPer. It is an enormous amount of work even when you're not the admin for both sites. It's also testing the limits of my HTML and CSS knowledge to try and make the site look less like a wiki and more like an actual fan page.
4) I've decided on a new course of action in my job hunting slump. At this point I don't need an internship; I need an apprenticeship. My goal is to compile a list of copyeditors in well-known publishing companies and sent them letters asking them to take me on. I think if I can expand my network, get some hands-on experience with professionals and show the publishing world that I'm serious about this, I might land a decent job or get some better freelance clients. I would also feel better about creating a website to showcase my editing and writing skills and offer samples. Guess we'll see what happens with that.

Exhausted yet? Yeah, me too.