I think sports fans call it March Madness, but the changes in my life look like they’ll extend past that.
I got a new job that starts at the beginning of March at my alma mater, the University of Texas (Hook ‘em, horns!) I start the week before South by Southwest Interactive begins. I’m presenting a panel this year for the first time with my friend and mentor Dori Maynard on March 10.
I also just signed a book contract to write about racism in traditional media.
When it rains it pours, huh?!
I’m so incredibly excited that I can barely sleep. Or maybe I can’t hardly sleep because I’ve been busy celebrating. One of those, or both.
But I’ve been wondering about the next step for Single & Happy, since it’s been my blog baby for the past year.
I’m not a big fan of goodbyes and I love my WordPress community, so I’m not inclined to delete the blog. I also think poorly done blogging is worse than silence.
So, during my transition to having a day job again and beginning work on a new writing project, I’ll be here a lot less.
I’ll do my best to come back once in a while with something great.
In the meantime, in the words of Simple Minds, don’t you forget about me. And if you do, no hard feelings.
i love you, j. so proud of you and happy for you.
Congratulations!
Thank you!
Congratulations!!! It is certainly pouring now isn’t it? and that is sooooooooooo wonderful!! I will miss your writing though … so do visit as often as possible
Thank you so much, Arman! I’ll be reading your blog as often as I do now, since we are mutual fans of one another.
You are TOTALLY a huge inspiration to me! I took up ghostwriting a book because of what you have accomplished with your book. Really inspired me to take that risk
Wow, Arman. That is amazing. How is ghostwriting going? I noticed that you’d mentioned it in your blog. Excited to see the finished product. Will you let me know when it’s released? Way to go – I’m humbled that I was inspirational to you.
I hope it will be out within the next 6 months. You have no idea just how much you inspire / impact people with your words do you? And I am sure that its not just me
The writing is going well so far. Its pouring as you said but I am going to plug along and see how it comes out in the other end
Ah, so end of summer, early fall. Great. I will make a note of it, but I know that you’ll be promoting it well. Keep plugging along!
I hear from people who say I inspire them a lot and I’m always humbled by it and grateful. We can only ever imagine who sees us and our work and finds encouragement in it — it’s one of the many gifts of being a writer, as you know
I hope it will be out within the next 6 months. You have no idea just how much you inspire / impact people with your words do you? And I am sure that its not just me
http://corporateskirts.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/why-do-i-write/ check this out
Just checking out your blogs and found out you are successful! Great news! Congrats on job and book contract! Giving a little time to blogging is okay because some of us have lives and jobs, too! haha..
Thank you so much! It’s true – the rest of the world has day jobs. I thought this while I was working on this post. It makes the blogging go a little slower, but I will keep at it so that I’m not wasting anyone’s time with bleary-eyed posts.