Kyle Kerr

Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010!

02/2/10 | General, My Writings | 0 Comments

Last December I did a recap of 2008.  This year, I’m just ready to say goodbye to 2009, no rumination required.

Through all the hardships, I can honestly say I have high hopes for 2010.  Things have been steadily happening, little signs that the unbearable will soon metamorphosize into the endurable, that we’ll all finally be able to take that deep breath of relief.

I finished my book in an epic journey that spanned the better part of eight years.  I’m happy with it (for the most part), and finally feel like it’s TIME to move on.  I’ve started my second book, which is an incredible departure from the literary style I’ve been immersed in for so long.  It’s still literary in its own right (I don’t think I’ll ever be able to turn the literary switch OFF), but it’s a literary thriller, and the new voice excites me.  I just need to work on giving myself more time to write, because I like what I’ve written so far.

It’s also has a BIG concept, which is something my literary novel is missing, and is therefore much more marketable.  And then there’s my YA urban fantasy series I want to start.  As well as a few other projects waiting in the wings (including an adaptation for one of my all-time favorite books as a spec script that I hope to present to the producers… if I ever get around to writing it!).

So again, high hopes.  But it all rests on me to make it happen.

In other news, I’m planning a return to Boston.  I came back to Pennsylvania after graduating college in May of 2008, wanting to be closer to my family and my friends from grade/high school.  But the job opportunities have been nil, and I didn’t realize just how much I’d miss the city until I was gone (isn’t that the way it always works?).  So, I’ve formulated a plan that should get me up there by May, June at the latest.  Pay off as much of my immediate debt as possible (I’m working enough overtime to double my paychecks right now), start putting away as much into savings as I can, and then make the move.  My closest Boston friend, Nikki, has already agreed to get an apartment with my, and my most recent roommate Jordan might come along as well if the move is worth his while.  So, that’s what’s keeping me going right now, knowing that I’ll soon be back in the place I was happiest.

In the meantime, I’m going to work, and hopefully I’m going to write.  My productivity is suffering in the wake of my lacking motivation, so I just need to get back into the habit of being creative.  I’ve got a lot of ideas in my head, and they’re never going to come to life if I don’t take the initiative.

Just send some motivation my way… if you’ve got any to spare!

Until next…

Kyle W. Kerr