Wednesday 11 July 2012

2012

They say that the world is to end this year, that Nibiru is already stalking us behind our moon and that it will collide with us on the 21st December (the day before my birthday!  How inconsiderate!); or that we will have used up all our natural resources and the world will retaliate; that a huge climate shift will kill us all; or maybe some man made disaster in the form of WW3 will wipe us out.

For those who believe this, I can only imagine what is going on inside their head, of the panic and the fear.  I'm not a believer, but if I don't reach my 32nd birthday then I'll eat my words and be proven wrong.  In the mean time I'll simply believe that the Mayan society run out of stone when carving their calender and could go no further than 2012.

However, this year does seem to be having a negative effect on me so far, and the biggest change to come about is the fact that I lost my job just over a week ago.  I was made redundant after seven years.  I understand completely, from a business point of view, why this needed to happen, but I can't deny the fact that I'm gutted.  I loved my job.  I'm also the sort of person who likes stability, and when I get settled into something I'm there for good.  The thought of having to look for a new job and then settle in somewhere new isn't really doing me any favours and I have a whirlwind of emotions running through my mind at the moment.  I am at unease.

Still, one good thing to come out of this is the realisation that I should go off and do something that I want as opposed to something that I need to do for the wage.  Obviously any job will be taken if needs must (and becoming a full-time writer just isn't viable at present), but I've also decided to put myself through a course to learn all there is to know about the Adobe Creative Suite.  I'm pretty nifty with photoshop already, but there's still a lot it can do that I don't know about.  Then I'm going to freelance myself in my spare time and do book covers and book trailers for all those wonderful writers out there who have reached the exciting point of publishing their work.  It'll be something that I love doing and something I'll enjoy.

Another little thing I saw that shed some light into my surrounding 2012 darkness was a review on Amazon for my book, 'Son of Jack'.  It came just when I needed it and put a well needed smile on my face:

"This is an excellent psychological thriller about what happens when a town is plagued by a serial killer. We see the different reactions of the four main characters and their various spirals into madness. Although the killer is a constant presence, he is kept "off stage", which in my opinion only made events more chilling and added to the suspense. The pace was not too rushed, which allowed the drama to build nicely. I was gripped by this book and this author is one to watch!"
 
Thank you, Nick Wilford. 
    

8 comments:

  1. So sorry to hear about your job; that's gutting. Jobhunting is horrible especially now. I hope you find something soon!

    I also really hope the world doesn't end on that day because it actually IS my wife's birthday! It would put a bit of a dampener on things.

    And no worries on the review. I'm trying to catch up on reviewing all the books I've read recently and I'm getting there. It's not something I did much before blogging, but I realise now how important it is.

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    1. Oh no! Your wife is in a worse position than me! That certainly would put a dampner on things!

      Thanks again for the review x

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  2. WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE! Eventually.

    How about we all have an end of the world celebration on the 21st. If nothing happens we'll be in a party mood, if the world does end, we'll go out in style.

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    1. Brilliant idea. If we're all drunk then we won't know what's happening. I like it :)

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  3. No problems only solutions is something easy to say, harder to do, but attitude goes along way. Good luck. I bet that review made your day - and the day after that.

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    1. Thank you :) And yes, that review made a few days lol...

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  4. Congratulations on the review. I have your book scheduled to read soon. I try to spread as much love to the indie published of the world. :) And I'm sure it lives up to the hype

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    1. Thank you. I hope it lives up to the hype too :)

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