Hey All,
Hey All,
Here's that picture of my new satchel that I promised.
The shot was originally really glare-y because the light in my room is a nightmare, so I messed around with the burn function in potatoshop.
Like I said, I think it looks pretty boss, and it is an improvement over my old satchel, which is evermore beat-up.
Just over the camera left shoulder, you can see a little of my new bookshelf, complete with some of the magazines that were previously taking up half of my desk.
I am going to try to get into the habit of posting more pictures, since I'm starting to get the hang of uploading, hosting and linking etc.
(Gus: do you know a way of hotlinking photos from Flickr? I've got that shot sitting in my Photobucket space.)
Over and out,
-J
Here's that picture of my new satchel that I promised.
The shot was originally really glare-y because the light in my room is a nightmare, so I messed around with the burn function in potatoshop.
Like I said, I think it looks pretty boss, and it is an improvement over my old satchel, which is evermore beat-up.
Just over the camera left shoulder, you can see a little of my new bookshelf, complete with some of the magazines that were previously taking up half of my desk.
I am going to try to get into the habit of posting more pictures, since I'm starting to get the hang of uploading, hosting and linking etc.
(Gus: do you know a way of hotlinking photos from Flickr? I've got that shot sitting in my Photobucket space.)
Over and out,
-J
posted by the.exile at 1:47 am
1 Comments:
Hi Jason,
Long time, no comment, I know.
But, like you, I've been busy.
A quick rundown -
Last summer/fall I created a 6 foot tall by 15 1/2 foot long mural based upon a dream I had, in response to a call for proposals by the Thomas Merton Society on the topic of "Climate of Fear/Commitment to Peace."
I flew to Winnipeg in January for that conference and gave a workshop entitled "The Power of Images To Harm and Heal." I had 22 attendees. It was a huge risk, very scary, but really stretched me.
Queried an actual literary agent about my self-published prayer book - in regard to whether she would be interested in such a tome - and she invited me to submit it for consideration - basically evaluation of its commercial potential.
I wound up spending four months going through the book and editing it (even though it's for sale!) because I figured: this could be my sole shot, so I better make sure it's as good as I can make it.
Anyway, I sent it off Monday. They received it and are evaluating it. My dream, of course, is that the agency takes me on. (So, if you will, visualize that happening for me.)
I'm writing short stories; I need to create a website for my collage (I had some postcards made and they were popular at the conference) so I'm still plugging away, every day, at reinventing myself as an author - as someone who actually gets paid for writing.
Now - I see you are making your own progress in that regard, with your music reviews.
Congratulations!
I don't know if it's up your alley, but the real reason I'm posting is because I received notice of a fiction contest - the Bridport Prize - in the U.K. Entry fee per story is 6 pounds.
If you're still thinking of turning your writing skills to the crafting of fiction, there's nothing like a deadline to inspire one to get down to work. This deadline is June 30th.
From her bio, the fiction judge - tracy Chevalier - seems to like traditional stories with a twist, a la O'Henry. She's also very interested in art & writes novels about artists. She wrote The Girl With The Pearl Earring which, as I'm sure you know, was turned into a wonderful (to me) film starring Scarlett Johansson.
You're so in touch with the current music scene, maybe you have a story in you with a twist about a musician.
When a story is flowing, writing is part inspiration & part adventure and fun as one builds layers of meaning and complexity.
Kind of like music.
At any rate, if you want to try your hand, here's the URL:
www.bridportprize.org.uk/index.htm
Wishing you every success,
;>)
Clyo
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