Status Update

Things are going moderately well. Current major projects I'm working on are setting up to majorly revamp the Red Anvil podcast at the new year to begin to promote my writing more, finish the Unfood script, finish the final few works for the old podcast, set up the LLC for my 'emergency documentation' business, and setting up for voice overs.

The 'emergency documentation' business is basically an idea I had which Allison agreed was a good business model where I promote my skills as a tech writer at high rates when other writers (or more importantly their own people because they didn't hire one) screw up their documentation and they need it done in a short period of time. I'm fast, I'm skilled, and I operate well under pressure. Why am I doing this when I want to move out of tech writing you ask? Because this time I'll be the boss, and if a client lets me go in the middle of an agreed contract length, they'll still owe me the money. More importantly, it will be done as moonlight work in the background whilst I seek out Project Management work full time. I'm in control of it, not the other way around.

The voice over work has been piecemeal, learning what I need plus reviewing class notes. Should have my demo reel done this week (final obstacle is learning about a Mixer which for these purposes is not as hard as I would have thought.)

No major job leads yet, but I have been told I'm likely to have a phone interview early next week which is good. It also looks like I'm moving in with the folks at the end of the year. As soon as I get a years worth of PM experience in a contract I'll get the PMP and then I should be ready. If I get a perm job, I'll be working for 2-3 years which should greatly solidfy my resume and make things ready to move.

Solid plan in place. I'm quite sure something will get in the way to mess it up, but I'm flexible in thinking and good at getting up when knocked down. We'll see what happens.