After the Silence – Part 2

I am incredibly proud of the work I’ve done for my writing career this last week.

I don’t often say such things: I’m still in the nascent stage of my writing career and haven’t done anything ‘of note’ yet.  To my mind, and in my current state, this last week has been a showcase of the hustle required to ramp my career to the next level.

I wrote two separate posts for Friday, managed to get several thousand words down for my next podcast project, re-wrote the final portion of the second Queen of Frost podcast based on some expert feedback, and I also managed to firm up both the short story ideas that I’m working on.

I’ve got a lot of work ahead of me.  There are still a boatload of things that need doing, and it’s up to me to see them done.  My job has settled into a routine that is tolerable if not fantastic, but that does not give me the right to become complacent on that front either.  My wife and my son deserve the stability of gainful employment from me, and I intend to give them just that.

For now, the schedule my current employer has cobbled together is compatible with my needs.  I cannot guarantee that it will remain as beneficial moving forward, but I can promise that while it remains so I will make as much progress as I can.

I am tired of this life.  I am tired of feeling like I’ve wasted the time and the talents that have been given to me.  Even if it breaks me, I will forge myself anew.  I will become the six million dollar man if I must, paying for it one writing session at a time.  I will make a new and better life for myself and my family.  They are counting on me.  I am counting on me, and just as important…

I’m worth it.

Onward!

After the Silence – Part 2

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