It begins here
So, my first post . . . or sort of first post, if you ignore the other one back there.
I’ve been meaning to make this post all week but things have gotten on top of me and this blogging thing is tricky (hopefully this procrastination isn’t a hint of things to come). I’ve tried LJs and diaries before but I’ve never been that good at personal journals so I intend this blog to be more about my work than about me; that said, I’ll no doubt post important or interesting things that happen to me along the way. But what’s more important is my writing, my acting, and all the other things I get up to in the hope of creating something worthwhile and to validate my existence as something more than a lowly office clerk.
Writing is my main passion. I tend to take on more projects than I can handle, but right now I’m working on a full-length play, pretending to proof-read and second-draft my 2006 NaNoWriMo novel, and competing in the text section on Worth1000. I’d be lying if I said my aim wasn’t to one day see my name on the spine of a novel or credited on a playbill, but I also understand I’ve got a lot of work ahead of me until I’m that good so much of this blog will be dedicated to that journey. I’ll also be posting some of my short stories so stay tuned for that.
My other main interests are acting and, currently, belly dancing (but don’t get any ideas about that, I’m really not that great 
). I’m planning on going back to acting lessons as every time I audition I feel terribly under-prepared and sadly I fall into the most common demographic, i.e., female aged between 18 – 25, and I suspect there aren’t many roles for short, pudgy red-heads in that group. I’d love to study full time, or even take on a diploma course part-time, but I just can’t afford that sort of thing on my wage, so night classes it is. I’ve got a few other things simmering away in the background too, so no doubt you’ll hear about it here as well.
Otherwise, you’ll be getting reviews of books, movies and shows and any interesting links that cross my path. To start you off, here’s something I came across on the Articulate blog – Alexey Titarenko, a Russian photographer who takes some absolutely haunting photographs. Having just read the Nightwatch trilogy, some of these photos make the Twilight seem like a very real place.
