'So here I am.'

So once upon a time I asked to talk to my teachers about publishing. About a week ago, to be prescise. The whole idea of publishing looked like a messy, messy ordeal to be entirely honest (nicely cleaned up by The Writers and Publishers Yearbook 2009, for those interested in writing) and in addition to being recommended the above book, two things stuck out.
I asked about publishing in general for my first question, my teacher began with a very frank jab about me being very optimistic at the age of nineteen. Then when I asked about how to go about copyrighting my work, a second teacher replied. 'Oh I dont think anyones going to bother to steal your work, to be entirely honest.'

To be entirely honest, I dont remember if those were the exact words. But they fell along those lines, and they were two very sharp reality checks, like being poked in the eyes during a lecture and being told to pay attention. I would like to become a professional writer. It would be a dream job to write fantasy all my life, and maybe the odd football column, who knows really.
But that day barely a week ago was yet another reality check. I have a long way to go.

Something motivational they did say as I was leaving was 'Oh. Do you write a blog?'
So here I am. I have promised myself this isnt going to be a diary of my day to day life, because that would be such a waste, and not likely to impress anyone. No, what im going to try is as it says up there ^ somewhere, Writing, Football and anything else that grasps my attention at the time enough to write about. You might even get some short stories - Im doing a course called exactly that, so to not give you some at least would be mean and selfish. Or a relief depending on how you like them. I like to think I know a good deal about all of these subjects, although my knowledge of football is generally based in the English borders, and my writing skills are OK, nothing special at the moment, and other bits and bobs are pieces I'll generally catch in the news, reading and elsewhere.

Hopefully in the coming years you never know, you might catch a book called 'The Jabberwocky' on bookshelves in waterstones. Who knows eh? That book is in its third edit, and heres my first tip for you: editing your writing on paper is much easier then editing on a computer. As long as you recycle that paper after you are done with it. Dont say I didn't warn you.

Something football related for you too, if you swing that way - Liverpool may not miss Alonso as much as you might think. (I might blog on this in a few days) and I'll try and find something obscure and interesting for you in the football related area for you too, if I can - maybe related to an up and coming player through the youth a reserve ranks of English football or a strange happening. It could be anything really.


Untill next time, cheerio from Crash