The Writer, on the Road

[rolanni]

kinzel and I were on the road early, stopping first at a "lifestyle expo" in Augusta (free tickets! go us!), then home the long way, with pizza.

Back at the ranch, I spent some time sorting through the classifieds, and got a resume and cover letter together. This is an unfairly nerve-wracking process, since if I 'fess up immediately to having committed novels, I'm "overqualified." On the other hand, if I omit 'fessing up and someone happens to recognize me (it's a small town, we've been in the paper, on the radio, and on television over the years; lots of people, alas, recognize me), they ask why I didn't "list all my experience," and wonder what else I might be "hiding" from them. I've lost both ways in recent memory, which makes me long for a Sekrit Identitee. Not that I'm likely to get one -- those things are expensive!

After all that, working on the story seemed easy. As reported yesterday, it's coming out any-which-way, but I think I'm wise to its nefarious plan now.

It was hot today -- stop laughing, you! Yes, you. -- and looking to be hotter tomorrow. Just when I'd gotten settled into autumn...

Progress on
"There's a Star in the East on Christmas Morn"

4,238 / 10,000 (42.4%)

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Instead of listing the novels, put down "editing/publishing experience, superior written communication skills."

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

I, too, get razzed when I talk about "hot" using Maine definitions...

[difrancis.livejournal.com]

Isn't this where you use a pseudonym so that your 'numbers' don't get in the way? Perhaps wear burka. Or sunglasses and an ash blond wig. It works in the movies, right?

Lifestyle Expo?

[mbarker.livejournal.com]

Let me guess. Over here, you have your basic hippy lifestyles, cheap retro for those of you may be missing the 60s? And over here, the buttondown lifestyle, in black, grey, or that everpopular navy blue? Costs a bit more, but worth every nickel in a savings and loan situation. Or, of course, there is the empire builder. Quite popular among certain circles, and if you survive long enough, you can make donations to charitable causes and otherwise defuse some of the karmic burden associated with the early stages of this little darling.

Okay, I give up. What's a lifestyle expo? I didn't know lifestyles came prepackaged now?

Re: Lifestyle Expo?

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

I didn't know lifestyles came prepackaged now?

Lifestyles have always come pre-packaged. Look at your examples: The Empire Builder knows exactly how to treat the Hippie, doesn't s/he?

It gets worse as you get older, and ghod help anybody who happens to fall into The System. We've mostly managed to dodge The System and the pre-packaged lifestyle so far, and wish to continue this in future. We went to the Senior Lifestyle Expo, because it's always prudent to know your enemy...