Become a professional writer

I’m moving closer to my goal of becoming a professional writer.

Editors are closer to becoming writers than multimedia coordinators, right? So I’m going to try.

In other news I’m having trouble submitting my work for publication. I still have yet to let go of any of my poetry or short stories save ONE that I submitted to a contest last year.

I keep finding silly excuses not to send my poems in – I say that the format is off, the font is not right, its missing a word, I need to change something. Its never going to be done. I should just let it go and accept that no work of fiction is ever going to be perfect. Its not about perfect. Its about being perfect in my glorious imperfections. Its about being loved for imperfections. Its about movement. And words. Its about the moving wave of my words.

http://writersleague.org/links/wg.html

http://www.austinlinks.com/austin_media/

All media in Austin. Someone out there is bound to like what I create.

I vow to try.

I will.

I am a writer!!!!

http://freelancewritinggigs.com/goodstuff/30-types-of-freelance-writing-jobs-and-how-to-get-them/

http://www.writing-world.com/basics/writer.shtml

I declare that if I finish my cover letter and resume today for the Equality job, then I will treat myself to a delicious smoothie from my favorite smoothie shop ever…Daily Juice. It’s the small things in life that keep ‘ya going.

The raw food in the smoothie will energize me, too. So I can do more SEARCHING!!!!!!!!!! I’m excited. Ready to SEIZE THE DAY!

http://www.peertrainer.com/how_to_change_anything.aspx

This was really useful for my job search.

Consequentially, I’m still searching.

Wish me luck.

And joy along the way…

A great company that my friend works for is hiring for editors. Editing is a field that I have always wanted to get into and I hope that I get this job. I just called the hiring manager and spoke with her briefly. I’m worried the conversation was too brief, though. I didn’t want to take up too much of her time.

This is how it went:

Her: COMPANY NAME this is JANE DOE
Me: Hi Jane, this is Mercedes. I applied for the position of editor.
Her: Oh, hello.
Me: I spoke with my friend who works with you and she gave me your number and contact info and said I should call. I am just calling you to express my interest and excitement in the position.
Her: Ok, well thank you for calling.
Me: I hope I didn’t bug you too much.
Her: No, you’re fine.
Me: Ok, thank you.
Her: Thank you, goodbye.

Was that too short? I don’t know. I guess I quickly and efficiently got my point across. I’m getting better at making these phone calls. I just wonder if I should have said more. I think by keeping the phone call short I showed that I valued her time, right? I hope so.

Hope with me that I get this job! I need a change.

I’m starting to think that I should fall back on my childhood dream of becoming a police officer. I think I could do it. I think I would love it a lot more than I love sitting in a cubicle in a chair all day.

It is my dream to write and do visual art every day for my living. I have wanted this for decades and now is the time that I hope to realize this most cherished goal!

At the Wildflower Center here in Austin. The position is educating children and adults on wildflowers, conservation and such-like. I really want this job and I think I would be perfect for it. I don’t have all the qualifications, but I’m calling my contact person there now to check to see that she received my application and that she knows of my sincere interest, passion for this position and drive to learn.

I’m trying HARD! to get the job that I want. Yes the economy is bad but I am better. When I see something that I WANT! I need to go for it. I will try the hardest I can for what I see out there that I want. I will get a great job. I will Call call call email email email and drop by drop by drop by. I will check in, write great cover letters have a stellar, updated resume. These things should be second nature and I’m making them such this time around. I’m not going to settle until I’m doing something I love. Life is too short not to love all of it.

Just do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!