I am sitting in a Starbucks in East Village, slowly drinking an iced tea lemonade, taking a small break from writing something I've been playing with since November. I've been trying to do the source material proud and right and yet have my own voice and so forth. The thought that most troubles me though is that this thing, no matter how well written it may be, it's probably not going to see the light of day anytime soon. This mainly because I don't have (or at least I don't believe I have) the professional clout (not Klout) to get the level of artist I want for this, or a publisher to take a look at it; but people who have read it (a good friend and the person who's work I am drawing inspiration from) seem to like it and i'm going to continue...
From my time as a writer of the comic books/graphic novels/whatever is the haute name it is this hour, the one thing I learned is that the best things to have and make you successful are persistance, committed-ness, some level of skill, luck and connections. A lot of writers takes years to get their break...quite a bit don't even make it, despite being committed to it. I've been doing this since 2008, and I have two books published. While both books have gotten me some good words from people I like and respect, professionally speaking, they haven't been beating a path to my door to see what else I got. It's a bit frustrating.
Still though, I have the persistance. I am going to keep going; trying to make inroads in one of the most difficult inner circles to get into. I also don't think I will ever be satisfied no matter what level of success I will achieve; there is always something on the horizon that I will be trying to get.
These are the things that plague my mind as I scour Craigslist and Indeed to try and scare up some paying job with a dismal success rate. sigh.
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