So it’s been a while since I gave the world an update on work, life, writing, etc. — so here it is. A lot’s happened since August, beyond my teaming up with LP Loudon to write a new serial/web novel.
At the end of August I gave notice at the office. October 30 is my last day there. I’ll be spending November writing (it’s NaNoWriMo time again, after all), organizing my life, searching for a new job (telecommute preferred, but if there’s something in Grand Rapids, I’ll take it), getting ready to move to Grand Rapids, MI, and getting ready to clear out any necessary prerequisites for a teacher certification program (yes, boys and girls, Erin’s finally going to teach history at the high school level–brace yourselves).
My reasons for leaving where I’m at are myriad, but it boils down to this: I looked at my life and asked myself if I still saw myself with the company I was with in five years, possibly doing the same job and possibly not doing the same job for them, and the answer was an emphatic no.
That was when I knew it was time to move on.
So I’m moving on with my life, continuing to write, continuing to craft, getting ready to move to the other side of the state. I’ve got an apartment on the north side of Grand Rapids and it’s going to be my first real place–the first place I’ve lived on my own, without roommates or family.
It’s exciting and terrifying all at once.
I’m still working on finishing Redeemer, When All’s Said and Done, and an UNSETIC project, Lost and Found, which picks up where Bering Songs and Silence left off–but from AJ McConaway’s point of view. We’ll see where that ends up landing.
Stay tuned for future updates!