Back In The Saddle, Again

Okay, so quick update before it's time to get ready for work.

I did it.  I went and saw my old boss and I'm already back on the schedule for August.  I put in my two weeks' notice at work and am counting down the hours and minutes until I will never have to see that place again.  (As I write this I realize I need to write my resignation letter.  HR isn't in until Monday though so I have some time.)
Come August I will be back in the midst of the chaos and couldn't be happier.  That chaos is where I belong, in the middle of that big, dysfunctional yet loving family of photographers.  You can't kill the creative side of your brain.  I tried, twice, and failed.  So I'm just going to go with it.

I have started writing for real.  I have pages and pages coming together and it's blowing my mind.  Granted, I'm somewhat all over the place right now, but it's just the beginning and we all have to start somewhere.  The fluidity of the pace at which I am writing is astounding, when last year I couldn't get a paragraph done.  I realized that when it comes to writing, get it out and then worry about structure.  I had tried outlines, creating characters and organizational thinking to no avail.  It wasn't until I said screw it and just started going with whatever was in my head at the moment that it all started coming together.  The characters will build themselves.  The story line will be under construction until the last sentence is written.  But my main focus is that whatever this turns into - whether it ends up a short story or a novel - will be something people will want to read.  It will be something they can relate to.  It will be interesting.  It will be heart wrenching.  It will be heartwarming, it will be uplifting, it will be funny, it will be sexy.  It will be my life, or whatever I choose to make it, on paper.  Because trust me kids, my trips around the sun have been far from boring.