Cooper is currently digging to China right now, starting with the blanket on top of the bed. Dig dig dig. He just stopped after spinning around clockwise three times and let out a giant sigh…as in, he knew his digging didn’t do shit to the blanket, it’s exactly the way it was when he first started digging. At least that’s what the sigh sounded like to me. Resignation. Poor Coops…he had such high hopes for his redecorations.
I had a busy day off…lots of apartment stuff to do, but the good news is that by Wednesday, I should be caught up with all that shiz. Finally taking care of something that should have been done quite a while ago. It’s a big job, tho. I understand why it’s taken this long. A big job for something that’s non-critical to the building.
I submitted Icarus to a contest today, and I also listed it on an industry site that allows professionals to download it and read it if it sounds interesting to them. Already have one confirmed download. Was pretty stoked about that. I hope they like it.
I’m in a…nice place, I guess with this pilot. On the one hand, I feel pretty optimistic that people will enjoy reading it for the most part. I don’t think anyone is going to say it’s brilliant…I know my limitations as a writer right now, I’m green, and there will be “green” mistakes that I didn’t even know to look for in this pilot…but I do think that it has a good chance of coming off as entertaining, imaginative, and hopefully with some “promise.” BUT…I’m also realizing that I only care to hear feedback, not because I want it to be received well, but more so as a litmus test of exactly where I am in my craft. I’m sure I’ll be disappointed if someone doesn’t like it…but even then, I feel this kind of distance from that sort of validation or lack thereof. And I know what it is: this pilot represents me as a writer. Finally. For better and for worse. It’s *finally* a completed document. There aren’t major sections that, for lack of a better word, don’t feel “finished.” Icarus is finished. At least for now. I’m not putting aside to work on something else…I’m putting it DOWN.
2016 was supposed to be the year of finishing and getting my work out there…well it’s working like gangbusters so far. A short story finished and submitted. A two-year project condensed down to 65 pages and sent out into the REAL world…done. That in-and-of itself feels so, SO good.
I decided today that I actually need to take several days off. For reals. Not putting in two (probably) 12-hour days to read and mark up my novel…but OFF. So, that’s what I’m going to do. The novel reading shall happen next week, and then I’m off to the races with that project. Looking forward to it.
That’s all I got tonight, unfortunately. No outside world stuff tonight. Tomorrow. I promise.
Good night!