I'm great at my new job... ha ha

Hey folks, so sorry for not posting anything lately, I'm so busy at work... ha ha.  After declaring my intentions to become a freelance writer, I have been bombarding myself (and bombarded by others, thankfully) with references and tips of all kinds, and I have been dutifully following up every lead with gusto.  So far, I have learned that:

A) This is harder than it looks... ha ha

B)  It is considered 'bad form' to submit any one article to more than one publication at any given time.  You must wait for rejection letters from the first publication before you can pass it on the the next one.  (I'm going to have to start writing more...)

C)  Editors that will actually pay you money for articles need to see that you have a few under your belt first, so you are going to have to give a lot of your work away for free, at least in the beginning (hopefully only in the beginning).

D)  I will likely not see a single penny for a long long time.

But Fear not!  I am not discouraged... I have already submitted an article, and I am working on my entry for the 2010 CBC Literary Awards (thanks, Maggie!).  If I win first prize, I get $6000.00, and wouldn't THAT be nice?!  I am writing away diligently - not as much as I would like, but I was sidetracked this weekend by seeing Roger Waters' production of 'The Wall' in Ottawa with Jane.  I would try to explain more about that, but I am still agog.  Only those who have witnessed this will understand what I mean... to still be agog, four days after the fact.

Anyways, I'm trying to keep up with the blog, I really am... once I get off the ground and the novelty wears off a bit, I'm sure I'll get right back on track.  Maybe when the agogness of seeing The Wall wears off I will return to my senses...

Until then, here's a picture of me in a bunny hat... Enjoy!

(yes, I realize I am not going to win the CBC Lit award with my first ever serious essay... but a girl can dream, can't she?)