Friday, November 10, 2006

the elusive literary life (word count: 19,181)

I think I’m slowly getting accustomed to this.

For the first time in my life, I’m actively planning my own lifestyle. This sounds strange—I guess we always have a degree of control over how we live. But so often, that’s still dependent on, say, what your professors have written in the syllabus and what it takes to get that done.

I’ve assumed for years that at this point, post-graduation, I would be answering to a boss at a publishing company, managing manuscripts, large meetings, and hectic deadlines. Instead, and for how long?, I have the chance to be my own boss, manage my own manuscript, keep the meetings small, and determine my deadlines. And the perks aren’t too bad!!

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Posted by Jenn Langefeld on 11/10 at 11:39 AM
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