{"id":215,"date":"2008-01-29T12:04:01","date_gmt":"2008-01-29T12:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/wp\/?p=215"},"modified":"2008-01-29T12:04:01","modified_gmt":"2008-01-29T12:04:01","slug":"i-always-have-to-be-somewhere-after-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/2008\/01\/i-always-have-to-be-somewhere-after-all\/","title":{"rendered":"I always have to be somewhere, after all."},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span>I don’t make a habit of talking about non-fiction-writing related work, but it’s a special occasion.
\nEssentially everything I do to make a living has to do with writing, but each project is either more or less creative, depending on context. The editing and the fiction is far and away my preferred work, but the adult learning development and change and communication management has earned a soft spot in my heart by (in short) paying well. Certain lesser aspects of my affection can<\/i> be bought, apparently.
\nTo my point: due to the labyrinthine rules that large companies and small consultants observe in order to meet and exchange mutually beneficial products (read: “cash” and “talent”, respectively), the company I’m currently ensconced within has discovered that they have to end their association with me in a few months or potentially suffer arcane legal indignities for retaining a contractor for too long.
\nThe upside: I have loads of forewarning and a great deal of good will and support from my current employer.
\nThe downside: the timing is terrible. (That said, I’d be hard pressed to think of a point in time where these kinds of situations would be welcome<\/em>.)
\nSo, while agentry conversations and wedding plans move along at a brisk pace, there’s at least one more thing looming on my horizon. At least with that point of reference, I know exactly where I am.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I don’t make a habit of talking about non-fiction-writing related work, but it’s a special occasion. Essentially everything I do to make a living has to do with writing, but each project is either more or less creative, depending on context. The editing and the fiction is far and away my preferred work, but the … <\/p>\n

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