You'd Think It was a Sabbatical

It's been long.  It's been four years.  But the reason for the huge layoff is obvious from past posts (some that I deleted).  This blog became "Wah wah waaaaah.  Me me me."


That's not what a blog should be about.


Lately I applied for a residency on Amtrak.  I sure a few of you have seen this either through facebook or twitter.  The problem was in order to apply for a residency I had to create a twitter account.  While naturally I was against create such a thing I couldn't even turn in an application without said account.  So I created one, reluctantly, and let it sit.


Obviously that didn't last long as I started to gain "followers" who I in turn "followed" back.  There is one big thing I have found out about twitter and that is to create a sort of "community" of professionals who can somehow support you and in kind you support back.  That what I have so far figured out a way Twitter can work.  If I know this was a possibility I would have joined Twitter much earlier than now.


Now that being said, there are two things that I feel need to be established here.  First, it's time I should do at least one entry per week, and two, I have a lot of books to read and review.  The first one is going to be Luca Rossi's _Galactic Energies_.  That said, I encourage you guys to at least look into this author.


Next, another blogger I've started to read is Charley Daveler, http://worsethanwas.blogspot.com  .  She's pretty good and I'd advise you all give her a chance read.


And now, I tend to also comment on music as well, normally best this, best that, worst, so on and so forth, but this time is to give someone a listen who's not well known yet.  Julie Gibb with her album "All My Yesterdays."  I currently have "Call Me, Baby" and "Cleveland" on my MP3 player along with "Woe is Me" where you can get for free when you sign up for her mailing address.  www.juliegibb.com


So I'm starting again kids.  Lets see how this stint turns out. 


One last thing; I've settled down to trying to finish what should be my next novel _Blood Water_.  The target is to get it done by the end of the year before I head to MagFest in January.  Self published of course.


So, TTFN