What I know all about.

by | May 2, 2013 | Throwback | 3 comments

So, I asked my husband what are things that I know a lot about.  
His answers: make up. nail polish. cleaning.  kids.

Fair answers, husband.  Fair answers. 

But in all seriousness, lately I know a thing or two about self doubt.  What do you guys do for a living?  Do you all wake up, get dressed and go about your day with drive and focus certain of what is expected of you each day with a targeted goal in mind?  Okay, good.  Because I have similar mornings.  I wake up.  I get dressed.  But then I sit and stew in my self doubt.  I’m a writer.  Or cough gag choke  I’m a person who writes all day.  But my real career is worrying and doubting.  I’m unpublished.  Not because I’ve been rejected.  It’s because I haven’t tried yet.  I am absolutely terrified of the process of querying an agent.  I am really good, though, at convincing myself not to try.  I’m really good at finding new distractions.  I’m twenty six years old.  I went to school for writing.  I graduated, and within a year I wrote a book.  But instead of doing something with that book I…

…answered phones at a financial office
…sold advertising for a newspaper
…sold sunshine as a manager at a tanning salon
…booked appointments at an orthodontists office
…input data at a warehouse
…waited tables
…went back to selling sunshine
…changed a lot of dirty diapers.  
…hosted people at a restaurant
…rented out apartments
…baked, decorated and sold cupcakes
…Changed more dirty diapers.  And cleaned up a lot of vomit.
So if you need advice about getting a book published, you should probably look elsewhere.  BUT if you need advice on how to land random, odd jobs that have absolutely nothing to do with your career of choice, I’m your girl.  I know all about that.

Now, if you’ll excuse me.  I have a blank document to stare at for the rest of the day.  Some day it’ll magically transform into a query letter, right?  Let’s hope.



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3 Comments

  1. Oh girl do I feel you. Except for me I have NO idea what I even want to be!! So there, you are leaps and bounds ahead of me. Not only do you know what you want, you are actually doing your desired profession behind the scenes. I really hope you get in there and give it a try though!! I definitely love your writing on here so far 🙂

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  2. Lol you "sold sunshine." Too hilarious! Your array of jobs sounds pretty similar to my past year or two! following you now from this crazy journey we're on together! 🙂

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  3. You need to have more belief in yourself, my friend. You are awesome!!! I believe in you! 🙂

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