Book covers
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vanillafluffyWell, after much sloth and wanking around care and deliberation, I've got a "cover" illustration for my Halloween fic, which now also has a title! I learned how to superimpose words and pictures onto other pictures---at least enough for this---and it looks COOL. *preens* I modified the original photo I found at Wiki, added a logo and credits (title and author's name)---it's almost like seeing the cover of a real book, OMG, what a rush!
I may be on to something. Maybe that's what I need to do to keep myself inspired: make mock covers for my projects and keep them up as my desktop while I'm writing. (At the moment, I have an Edward Hopper painting, "The Mansard Roof", which renews my fondness for Victorian houses.) I'll bet Julia Cameron would approve; that's the kind of visualization that helps kick things into gear.
Meanwhile, NaNoWriMo is advancing with frightening speed, while my thoughts are like a blender full of rocks---set on 'puree'. I have a folder full of original ideas---and no money, so obviously I need to do something *other* than sit on my ass all day being creative.
Was looking at the fandom lists for Yuletide this evening.... Am I going to do Yuletide? How can I *think* of doing Yuletide when I have so many *other* obligations, not the least of which is FINDING A GODDAMN JOB?
And yet, I've been to the local job bank, I'm registered with AJB, Monster, and Career Builders, I've signed up with *multiple* temp agencies and checked Craigslist. I've sent out countless resumes, filled in an infuriating number of 4-page long applications where they want your life story in a 2" x 3" space, and I've sat down to interview with quite a few shitweasels who've smiled and lied through their teeth about calling me. (I've called them. They ignore me. Like I said, shitweasels.) So---now what, damn it?
I may be on to something. Maybe that's what I need to do to keep myself inspired: make mock covers for my projects and keep them up as my desktop while I'm writing. (At the moment, I have an Edward Hopper painting, "The Mansard Roof", which renews my fondness for Victorian houses.) I'll bet Julia Cameron would approve; that's the kind of visualization that helps kick things into gear.
Meanwhile, NaNoWriMo is advancing with frightening speed, while my thoughts are like a blender full of rocks---set on 'puree'. I have a folder full of original ideas---and no money, so obviously I need to do something *other* than sit on my ass all day being creative.
Was looking at the fandom lists for Yuletide this evening.... Am I going to do Yuletide? How can I *think* of doing Yuletide when I have so many *other* obligations, not the least of which is FINDING A GODDAMN JOB?
And yet, I've been to the local job bank, I'm registered with AJB, Monster, and Career Builders, I've signed up with *multiple* temp agencies and checked Craigslist. I've sent out countless resumes, filled in an infuriating number of 4-page long applications where they want your life story in a 2" x 3" space, and I've sat down to interview with quite a few shitweasels who've smiled and lied through their teeth about calling me. (I've called them. They ignore me. Like I said, shitweasels.) So---now what, damn it?
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Date: 2006-10-14 02:26 am (UTC)it's super silly but a bit funny too
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Date: 2006-10-14 05:37 am (UTC)One of my first sales was some old Dragon magazines I was taking out to recycling. They were from the 70s, and weren't really even mine. An old boyfriend had given them to me. Decades old articles about playing D&D - like I needed those. But I had just created an ebay account, and I literally paused over the recyle bin and then went back in the house. $64 I got. And that's just the start.
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Date: 2006-10-14 01:06 pm (UTC)BTW, I going to need a beta for something I'm doing for Halloween. Are you available, I hope...?
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Date: 2006-10-14 02:56 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-10-14 03:13 pm (UTC)