Nevermind, Can’t Play Zelda
March 3, 2010
So here I was thinking I would start playing through The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for the second time, a feat I have been wanting to accomplish since probably 2007, but no. It was not meant to be apparently. I’ve been serious about starting my second play-through of that game for the last two or three weeks, but something always comes up that simply does not allow me to do that. *Sigh*
Hell, I can’t even say I’ve been keeping busy lately. Truth be told I’ve been getting lazy a bit more than I’d like. It’s funny, because I say I’m getting lazy, but I’ve actually been making pretty decent money. I mean, it’s not a real living, but I’ve had enough for the immediate expenses. I was literally making less than half of what I make now when I was actually “busy.”
But anyway, I’d like to be uber productive, especially since I have a few writing gigs that pay now. I really have no idea if I’ve mentioned this before, but I started writing for two new sites. The first ia Bright Hub, which pays $10 per article. Not shabby at all, and I could probably make some decent green if I got productive. But then I discovered the catch. Apparently, in order to write as much as I want, I need to have over 150 views. (Until then I can only publish five articles per month.) Now I don’t know if that’s on a single article or overall, but that’s the prerequisite. I’ll know by the end of the week if I reached that milestone (hopefully). You see, I contacted my editor, told him I’d write the reviews I didn’t get to submit last month due to me not meeting the 150+ views, and pitched a few new ideas. So right now I’m just waiting to see what he says and to see if my ideas got accepted. Here’s hoping.
The second writing gig I got was for StarCraft Fan, this blog that focuses entirely on StarCraft. It’s been a lot of fun writing for that site, and it’s nice to get an upfront payment for my articles. Granted I’m only allowed to write five articles per week, but that work has landed me some gas money and then some. This was originally supposed to be a five-week gig, but I’ve been writing for the site for seven weeks. Hell, I’m not going to complain, that’s for sure. Keep me on all year if ya want!
I made some quick cash writing a sociology piece about the homosexual community. I’ll be writing about that one in detail the post after next. Anyway, that money was put to good use on Valentine’s Day. I’ll be writing about that in detail three posts from now.
As long as I’m talking about my writing (I had no idea this would be a career-based post.), I guess I’ll close this entry by mentioning my latest opportunity. I emailed GameZone and basically applied to write for the site. I got a response asking for more details regarding my experience as well as my resume. So this morning I polished up my ol’ resume, updated it a tad, and submitted the necessary information. I doubt I’ll get the job, (Gotta love my attitude, eh?) but it’s already one step higher than I’ve gotten with some of the other writing jobs I’ve applied for. 2010 will be my year, and if I don’t get this job, I’ll get the next one, or the one after that, or the one after… Well, you get the idea.
