Life is not shit but it's no walk in the park either. Life is... life. Only truly foolish people think they can get out alive with no strings attached. It gets us all in different ways eventually.
When I started this blog, it was going to very strictly be about the writing process, getting an agent and getting published. Friends and regular visitors will know that this lasted a week at best and is really about me, me, me - only a part of which is the writing bit. This sits OK with me but back to the point...
I want to introduce a new train of thought into zodiaclung - mostly because I hope it will prove useful. It won't take up every single post but some days - like today - I feel like writing about this because it's infinitely better than moaning about it. With some luck it may even prove to be constructive because for once in my life, I need some help!
However, this train of thought is not about me. It's about somebody very close to me (there ain't nobody closer!) and out of respect I have to ask if she minds me discussing it. I don't think she will but hey... respect where it's due. More on this later...
Still no word on these damned competition results, so come Monday, I'm going to post make The Fire Sermon available at zodiaclung for general and very public consumption - in a variety of languages, although not all at once.
In a moment of brilliance/weakness, I figured that one of the best ways to market yourself globally was to publish material in most of the worlds languages, so as soon as they come back from my troopers, The Fire Sermon will be available in French, German, Spanish, Japanese and er... Welsh. Don't knock it. Do you know how much press I can get back home just for acknowledging the Welsh language! The Welsh Development Agency will probably shower me with gold bullion!
Anyway, this is something that I want to pursue permanently - I think it will be interesting to see what happens in the long term. Will it be worth a damn? Will it make a difference? Who knows, it just sounded like a cool idea and I have the resources to actually get it done. If you're chomping for a look, the first ones out of the bag will be French and German... and maybe the Welsh.
In a jaw-dropping appendix to this post, I don't know anybody who actually watches Californication except me so I have nobody to share my excitement of the fact that RICK FUCKING SPRINGFIELD has shown up in the show. It's awesome. It's very big and it's very clever. I feel a Living In Oz post coming on...
Later people... the swimming pool is calling my name.
