The most important ball up in the air right now is definitely the novel, which is currently getting its last rounds of feedback before it's hopefully ready to start shipping out to agents.
Then there's also novel #2, which I am in the process of outlining.
Also all the fun online stuff like blogging and twittering and youtubing and pinning and obsessively-analyzing-my-google-analytics-page-ing. I can spend quite an obnoxious amount of time doing that, actually.
All the mini projects that won't let go, like the video poetry and short story collection (which is STILL coming, I promise. Just waiting on some responses from other places first. Still.) And wanting to experiment with songwriting and screenwriting and other awesomeness.
I can't forget the what-to-do-about-day-job freaking frustrating ball. That's the most unpleasantly stressful one for sure. The others are quite pleasantly stressful, actually. I've whined about this before, I'm sure (its what I do), but as much as I have absolutely LOVED working with the preschool kids, my hours aren't enough to live on and summers coming anyway, so I have to figure out something else or do I try and make this work because its so great or maybe the stress of trying to wait/figure the teaching thing out is too much and I just want the stability of a less awesome desk job that could potentially be pretty cool too and is much more likely to (and here's the key) buy me a roof and kettle corn so I can write and live at the same time. That ball.
And my sister got married. And I got cast in a play. (Yay!! More on that later. But I'll tell you this: it involves steampunk.)
Agent research and trying to find a new place to live but I have to catch the job ball first and its all crazy. Awesome, for the most part, but crazy.
So that's whats going on pour moi. What about you all? Is it more a climbing one huge mountain phase for you, or are you juggling as well? Or both?
Sarah Allen
20 comments:
I'm not currently juggling anything, in fact I'm barely rolling the ball against a wall and waiting for it to bounce back.
Good luck with the novels.
Juggling....uh...everything. Though your post makes me feel a little better about all my stuff! lol.
I hear you on the juggling. I'm desperate to finish my current novel and get it off to my editor, but unexpected life events keep getting in the way!
Just blogged about this yesterday, lol. So many new horizons coming up and being able to juggle everything while also somehow making money to live on is scary!
Whenever I feel like I have too many balls in the air (now), I throw two extra ones up in the air. What's with that? Good luck on the job and roof and kettle corn.
Right now, my grandson is living with me. Looking for a an affordable editor to edit my MS. Blah-blah-blah.
I completely feel like I'm in the same boat. It's like I'm constantly waiting for something to pay off, or finally happen, all while trying to sort out every other aspect of my life. It gets stressful, and I've been worrying more about it lately.
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I love steampunk! Can't wait to hear more about it. You'll get through it—all of this hard work will pay off.
I was never this busy when I was 23. Good thing you're young and have lots of energy to stay at it. I'm wishing you best of luck.
Congrats on being cast in the play. Terrific creative outlet. The balls I'm juggling are a blur before my eyes. I have to write out a time schedule and stick to it in order to give them all attention.
mainly right now is about my daughter and her life--which is how i want it and my other grown kids and grand-kids--and frank is in there somewhere--and getting the church coffee house started back---but enough about me---yayay on the play news---that's near and dear to my heart---do tell more soon!
Definitely juggling with 3 kids, husband, 2 jobs, and writing . . . oh and summer is almost here with the kids out of school. AND I have GOT to finish the first draft of my book.
Thank you for the compliment! :)
I wish you the best with your novel(s)!
♥Looona Lou
Wow, you really do have a lot going on! Good luck! Also, a steampunk play? Can't wait to hear more!
I'm tossing the balls over my shoulder at the moment (ok, that just gave me a disturbing mental picture). And I don't care. Focusing on writing and everything else goes on the 'to not get done' list.
Don't forget to take some time in the day, even just ten minutes, to do absolutely nothing and just breathe!
Juggling. I've got my own balls under control...almost, but the kids and the grandkids keep tossing in extras. Throws me off kilter everytime.
Good luck with the WIPs! I just got back into one that I have a great jump on.
Right now I'm climbing, but a few months ago I was juggling.
Good luck with everything and have a wonderful weekend.
Thank God I didn't juggle anything today...your post wore me out. Sounds like you are twisting everywhich way. On the other hand...there's kettle corn. And steampunk...
I'm more of a linear type of person when it comes to writing, so the only I got going for me is that I'd just finished a trunk novel (very long story behind it) and I'm now getting ready to re-write a longish (38 pages) short story. The hardest part of that task is coming up with a new title.
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