Hiatus
The day you all saw coming has arrived.
Between longer workdays, a growing social
calendar and the mundane details of daily life, I
can no longer keep up with this column on an even
regular basis—to say nothing of a "daily"
basis—and still even pretend to work on more
viable writing projects. If I had a more
financially stable job and a more "settled" social
life, perhaps I could carve out time every day. But
I need to expend my creative energies on getting my
professional life back on track, instead of
spinning my wheels here. This project has proven
useful, but has outlived its usefulness.
I decided to stop short of saying I'm calling it
quits, and have instead characterized this end as a
"hiatus." As time allows, I will probably post the
occasional rant, musing or anecdote. For now,
you'll have to content yourselves with my
travel writing site (which I'll keep active) or
find another
blog.
My last
post, I suppose, made a fitting end to this
daily endeavor. One of the first projects I'll
return to with whatever time this hiatus frees up
is my long-neglected short story, "Death Ship." I
hit the wall with this story some time ago; it's
time to break through, finish it and send it off to
publishers. The same can be said of a number of
other writing projects I've got floating in my own
personal publishing purgatory.
To my handful of regular readers, I extend a
heartfelt thank-you. And to those random Web
surfers who just happened on by, thanks for the
occasional email from left field. I hope you all
have had as much fun with this as I have, and may
we all look forward to my next production with
anticipation.
©2003 Michael
Strickland ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED
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I have long called
myself a writer, but too often I don't do
what a writer must do daily: write. So
you, dear reader, are the beneficiary of
my resolution to make a positive change in
at least one area of my life. Every single
day of this new year (almost), I will
write something, anything, and post it
here. It is my intention to use this daily
exercise to jump-start my too-long-dormant
creative energies, and perhaps generate
some worthwhile material this year.
Hopefully you will find at least an
occasional amusement or insight in my
daily musings.
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July Columns:
7/21: Hiatus
7/17: Death Ship
7/16: The Da Vinci Code
7/15: Bad Moon Rising
7/14: Adios, Compay
7/13: Ty Odeh
7/10: Muse
7/6: Memories
7/4: On the Road Again
7/3: Onion Valley
7/2: Happy Independence Day
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