I logged onto my blog for the first time in a while and was surprised to see that I haven't posted since Christmas Eve. I has started a number of posts in the period between Christmas and New Year but failed to complete any of them, which I just forgot.
So here we are, the first post of 2013. The world did not end, time ticks on and all too quickly life returns to the normal daily routine, or at least as much of a routine that I will allow (I loathe the thought that tomorrow will be the same as today). My long term contract is quickly drawing to close, I may only have a few weeks left, so I am escalating the exposure of my company at the same time as looking for another contract. I will be starting a professionally based blog very shortly and as such will not bother polluting my Pirate Badgers blog with anything other than personal nonsense.
The year began as the previous one had ended; with me searching for any reason not to write, to excuse my lack of progress with 'The Sausage Trail', which was great for other jobs I had spent months ignoring; I finally collated my 2000AD and Judge Dredd comic collection, rewired the AV kit in the lounge, sorted the hundreds of DVDs and XBOX games that have slowly grown in number over the course of 2012, I even de-fleaed the dog...twice. Then, yesterday, I received an email that summarily gave me a right royal kick up the arse. even now, as I'm blogging about my book, I have my iPad next to me and occasionally break for a quick game of Battle Monkeys (try it, it is amazing). I won! The email was from a literary magazine who are currently organising a German-themed spoken word event called 'Wanderlust' and have asked me to appear as a guest speaker. That combined with the attention from a number of newspapers and magazines has really spurred me on to get the trail rolling once more.
A recurring question that has intrigued me and fuelled my ever active imagination yielding future goals and aspirations has been one concerning a sequel. OK, I haven't even finished the first book yet, but if there is any measure of success from the final product then I hope that there will sufficient interest to justify a sequel. A number of destinations have been suggested, Indonesia, India, China, all over Africa. With the proper time and budget I would love to do these and more.
The sausage trail aside the year has began in a positive and productive manner and one which I feel I must maintain. I have also received an email from The Sausage King, a guy who has a wealth of knowledge on sausages, I have responded and look forward to a potential joint venture.
Thoughts later on the Everest trip and other charity rallys.
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