Today's Job Search Status

Yes, the routine here is the same. I'm tired right now but I'm back on the computer for another glorious day of internet I thought I would be without a week ago.

You know, with all of this news about the pontiff's visit to the U.S. everywhere, as if it were the greatest thing ever, separates me from the rest of society in that I know it isn't that big a deal.

He's just a guy in a robe.

There are no miracles in anything and yet I have to acknowledge that I'm about as close to a miracle as I can get where I still have a internet connection to look for more writing gigs, or something that will pay me quick.

It's been an entire week of this so far, the same old thing. Last night, I stayed up to switch gears and started looking for theater auditions to local productions. I did my part in hitting up everyone of them and have already started getting some responses so I will need to get ready for those.

It still means me spending money to travel across town for at least five dollars a day and what I've already scheduled with regard to our radio show, I might end up dropping it if I need to. Again, money is the focus.

I'll talk about how even though money is the focus, why I'm not getting the fast food gig I was aiming for but as I write this, I get an email about a playwriting workshop I want to join where I asked them what the requirements were for me to be considered.

The response is that the requirements are pretty heavy and I only have one week to get on it. And on top of this, I have a fifty page story I need to finish editing before illustrating it to submit it to the client.

I still haven't received a callback from the places of employment I applied to about a week ago which tells me they aren't taking me very seriously as in I don't think I fit their requirements.

A few things that are looking up is that I did get a response from someone today via Fiverr to do some illustration work but again, money talks and no one is saying anything yet.

Snotty Writers

"Leonid Pasternak - The Passion of creation" by Leonid Pasternak - http://www.art-in-exile.com/forums/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=14639. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Oh woe is me! The guy in that painting reminds me of the dopes I've come across in the world of internet writing. In one case, a guy wrote a post that read like recovery garbage and I instigated an argument by trolling on the comment board. Yeah, that's my fault and I'll take the hit. His wife responded saying that he was a prestigious writer and highly reputable and I had not right to speak of him that way. Then he came at me with the same crap, because my comment said that I would have thought what he wrote was plagiarized but that I couldn't find evidence to prove it. But that's what pissed him off and when I tried to correct him, he came at me again saying that I was trying to discredit him as a writer. To which I said, in front of what audience? The Bubblews audience? He ended up deleting all of the comments so I can't recover those for this post. But I want to celebrate my one year anniversary of a post that touches upon the very subject of snotty-asshole-holier-than-thou writers out there, a post that's a little more mature with the point than my trolling reveals. (Bubblews)

OH MY GOD.. I'm going to have a heart attack

There's been at least one time over the last few weeks that I looked at myself and predicted a potential tragedy. Around the same time I wished I had a heart attack, doing something mundane. I'm currently in a financial hole and hoping I'll be able to get out of it soon which is stressing me out, severely.

The first set back is with a new writing gig I have. The gig was first posted on Craig's List:

Casual Music Bloggers Wanted

compensation: $10 - $50 per post
employment type: contract

(Please read ad fully to ensure that you qualify. Thank you!)

Music promotion/PR company working with both local and international artists looking for casual quality freelance writers to write music features/reviews or blog posts. We are only looking ONLY for writers who already contribute to a quality small, medium or high traffic publication or blog, or can pitch features to one. Genres vary and all are high quality. Reviews are paid $10-$50 EACH depending on blog/publication audience. This is contract work meaning you could be sent anywhere from 1 - 10 artists per month. It's self-directed, meaning the more dependable you are and the more you stick to the 2 week deadline, the more music we send you and the more we prioritize you as a writer. Simple as that.

Reviews also should be your own opinion. They do not need to be positive. This must be an honest process.

Applicants must be prompt, professional and willing to establish a positive working relationship. Reviews should be completed within 2 weeks of receiving the music. Anyone who takes longer than the specified time (without communicating with us) will be removed from our writer's list.

Writers will NOT post reviews on our website, but must have their own platform.

Please get in touch with any prior experience, current places you write for, etc and we'll get back to you asap. Thank you!

Not a bad deal. As a matter of fact it's perfect for me. I started working with the guy, posted the first review and received payment within the first 24 hours.

It wasn't exactly the amount in the end because I was already in the negative for my PayPal account but it showed that the guy followed through.

We've kept talking over email about other promotional ideas I have for his clients and posted two other reviews but it's already been days since I've received additional payment for those posts and I'm starting to get nervous.

The second problem is with the bands I'm booking. One of the shows I have promises to be a great one.  was in the works for months already, one local band and another one from out of town. => (Bubblews)

Morning Dawns Faster

Here's a good example of me doing what I've always visualized doing, completing a post from beginning to end and then go straight to marketing it. I know I probably shouldn't let you into this little secret or whatever, but I need to be honest with people which is what I cover in this post. And since this blog is about writing/working from home stuff, it's appropriate for me to say that I couldn't sleep without following through with a plan. So here it is people! My first motivational writing post of the day! (Bubblews)

My Hubpages' 7 Deadly Sins

I write a lot (and almost nothing but) about my failings in the work from home business. You learn a lot of new things from this kind of industry but only when you're in the middle of it. A friend of mine has some experience in this and makes a very thorough list of what not to do when writing online, as it compares with the seven deadly sins. (HubPages)

Current Limits To Posting

This represents the block put into place, keeping you from venturing out into other places. Places I might want to check out, right? In a way, Bubblews is like that. I mean, there's a sale right other there behind them cones! I know I can jump the fucker, but that's not the point! Anyway... this is a morgueFile from some dude who doesn't care that I use this image. Eh, go fuck yourself.

Cause I'm A Visual Guy

A few weeks ago or something like that, the revenue-sharing social writing network I use called Bubblews made some more improvements to their platform. While they're still tweaking and improving, I get frustrated with some of the limits there are to posting where I get the sense I should limit my posting to a certain type of posts which are more fitting to the look. I've said it before, maybe fiction stories or some shit like that but I don't know, and it has a lot to do with the images on there too. I've said it before, I don't like using stock images from their PixaBay shelf because others do the same. I'm a strong believer that without the visual, no one's gonna give a shit. Anyway, here's where I talk about that. I'm seriously thinking about salvaging what I can through that or moving to another content creation platform. (Bubblews)

I'm Now On Facebook & Future Plans

Yeah. It took me a while but I finally created a page for this page. Seems that the fire never stops burning when it comes to these battles. I fight them here and now I'm gonna fight them there. I'm also working on a big promotional push to do what I should have been doing from the get go in order for me to keep this page alive. So let me go ahead and tell you what I've got planned. I've got a job interview later this afternoon. I don't really want to go because I've got this new spark in me to keep writing as I'm pretty certain I can make it better. Then again, if I had some extra income, I could pump it into this blog and my media company to keep my presence on. I'll go for the interview and see what happens. I've got to get a feel for what the future has in store for me. So anyway, back to this page: 1. Improving the design: Yes, I've never stuck with trying to improve the design here but that's the next step. Just so you know I'm aware of it. 2. Rentals: That's what I call it when I borrow other writer's posts to share them through my blog. Of course, they're posts from writers who have something interesting to say as it relates to writing online. I can't remember what else I was going to say. But the fight continues and I will keep documenting it here. Okay, go like my Facebook page and start reading my stuff people! I need to get the fuck out of this hole!