shit.

So it's been a while, and a lot of things have happened in my writing life. Well, in life all around, I suppose, and that's probably why the writing life finally starting happening because things were so weird and shitty on the personal end.  That seems to be the best time for me to write, when I'm heartbroken or unhappy or just plan bored with my life.
To begin...the big or the small first?  Let's go small and work our way up.

• I finished Highsmith's book and found it pretty good.  I was hoping there would be a little more instruction.  Instead it was more like a promotion for her other books and how she used certain aspects of the suspense genre.  No matter, I at least was motivated to write while and after reading her book, and I got one good idea for a radio drama from it.
• I am currently writing a radio drama that I've sort of fallen in love with.  I'm planning on writing a short story about it.  It's about a woman whose husband is driving her absolutely mad (story of my life?) and she kills him (by accident?  intentionally?).  That's the gist of it, anyway.  I've learned some pretty quirky things about murdering people, and it gives me a great excuse to indulge in all those true crime murder shows I love so much.
• The screen play at the moment is on hold.  I just got Deemer's book about screenwriting and I'm looking forward to cracking that baby open this weekend.
• I've been submitting for the first time in about two or three years, and a lit mag, Wilderness House Literary Review, is picking up one of the shorts, "Jimmy Gorski", from the collection.  While I was thrilled that they are going to run it, I was filled with mixed emotions as the editor's email was a little biting.  It read, (spelling errors are his): "We'll run it even thought I thought the ending was a bit of a cop-out for you as a writer. You can do better."  In my email back to him I didn't know quite what to say...
• I might read some journal entries for Mortified DC.  I finally got an email back from them and they said they are interested. Alex might be performing there as well...and for that I cannot wait.  It would be so awesome to read on stage with her.
• Now, for the BIG news: I finished my collection!  And I mailed it to Craig Lesley for review.  That is a huge weight off my shoulders, and it's allowed me to start on new projects and to think about life outside that collection.  (Though, I have to admit, it's hard to get away from them.  I don't feel like my life with Eddie and Margaret is done yet...we'll see.)

So I will keep on trucking.  I've been go through some hard shit lately but I guess it's better for me creatively speaking than when things were good.  C'est la vie...c'est la vie.