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Wednesday, May 07, 2003
    5:40 PM  
I've found some contests to enter, so I'm happy about that. A few are at Writer's Digest... no huge prizes or anything, but it would be something for the resume. And the Exeter Public Library is making a poetry anthology about the town. The only problem is that I've only been to Exeter once... but I do have rather strong memories of a bookstore there, so I can write about that, right? And next week I'm going to go hear Dan Brown there, so I'll spend some time in the town and library. I'm sure I can come up with a few poems. And that would be exciting! It's a real book!
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Tuesday, May 06, 2003
    6:36 PM  
A decision

So I made a somewhat arbitrary decision this morning. I decided that my goal is to be able to support myself by writing by the time I turn 25. (I'm turning 21 on July 31, for those of you who don't know.) This was a somewhat sudden decision, but not too much so... I'd been thinking about related things for a while. There are a few reasons.

1. A specific goal like that is better (for me, at least) than trying to be a professional writer "someday."
2. By telling you all, I can hold myself accountable.
3. Having a defined end point makes my job seem less permanent on the days when it is unfulfilling or just yucky.
4. On the other hand, it will also keep me from getting too comfortable there. It would be all too easy to just go along and work there forever, and while it would be easy and comfortable, it really isn't what I want.

So. What next? My more short-term goal is to get something published for money by the end of 2003. Let's see how I do.

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Sunday, May 04, 2003
    5:33 PM  
Hello hello! I'm back to trying to do some writing almost every day, and I'll tell you about it here. I hope. Bear with me.

On May 1, I submitted an article entitled "Knitting Yourself Together" to Knitty. They liked my last article I wrote for them, so hopefully they'll like this one too.

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