Time to start sending those letters!

I live on my own now, in a nice, but spartan, studio apartment. A good chunk of my paycheck each month gets set aside for bills and such, so I have very little money to go out or do anything fun. When your really young, you spend without regards to the consequences. As you mature, you learn the value of not spending money. Of doing without something you want so you can later get what you need. This week, for example, my diet consists of hot dogs, ham sandwitches, and rice. Thankfully, this is only temporary. But it will be an annoying few days.

That's the real secret to being an artist, living within whatever meager means you have. It's easier for me, as I am not moving to New York City/LA to get in on the action. A writer can write from anywhere and still get published. Sure, there are some downsides, but on the whole, this is an easier field to get into than say, acting. Of course, that's rather like saying blindfolded driving is easier to do in the Grand Canyon than in Atlanta.

I started emailing every agent I can with custom query emails. I have about one hundred emails to send and almost all of them want different things. Some, for example, want sample pages, others want just the query letters, and a few actually have an online form to fill out. I am going to wait until October 8th before I start sending out the paper letters. The time lag there because I am broke. Sending an email is free, sending a letter on custom paper in a special envelope with a SASE is not.

Five emails a day until I I get a request. wish me luck!

Link Lunacy!
- Cheap Ass Gamer is a much better source of game trading than anything else on the web. Check it out!
- Seanbaby tells another laugh out loud tale of someone's skull!
- Funny pic of the day (credit to Seanbaby):

Never ask Steven Seagal for training.