Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Keeping up with the Updates

So here I am again, hoping to stay committed to updating this blog, the site, and the facebook page as often as I can. Right now the manuscript for the first novel is still in production. As I've mentioned before, its uncertain as to how many chapters will be included in the first book. I'd like to get as many as possible, but with a lot of the additional detail, that could be a problem. Also the current chapters will have to be broken down, which is something else I am fumbling with. Break off points aren't easy to place, and of course you don't want to leave the audience in suspense at the end of each one, but neither do you want to end a chapter on a strange note. I guess I could go for both suspenseful breaks and those dealing with dialogue, but there's always a chance those two could intermingle in the process.

It is work, and hard work it is, but it is work I enjoy. Atlantech isn't a job to me, it's a passion and that is the way it should and will always be. Even if for some reason in the future, it becomes a success and I end up making a career out of it? Will it still be a job? Nah, it will still be a passion, and one that will never die. Success is nice, but I would still prefer to live the simple life, just use the money to buy things I need and want, and still work a regular job as a middle class American. Fancy homes and fancy items really don't mean much to me. Sure there are expensive things that I'd like to have, but I'd never want a mansion or anything. Living in an apartment is good enough for me.

Anyways, I need to get back into the groove of things, and I've got a lot of updates to catch up on. Personal life became a major problem when it came to doing anything with Atlantech, and because these issues, I was unable to focus, thus lack of updates, lack of anything, but that's changed now. I got away from the problems and now I am free to continue as I was.
Lessons are always learned the hard way, but giving up is not an option, no matter how bad things get, we should always strive for the best and work hard to reach our goals. Life may get you down, but dreams will lift you right back up.