I was checking out two of your sites this evening, http://stacywritenow.blogspot.com and http://getyouroxygenfirst.blogspot.com.

I loved the Grey Poupon story:
http://stacywritenow.blogspot.com/2009/09/did-you-hear-tale-one-about-grey-poupon.html

I also liked your article on the need for our countries leaders to push through a health care plan: http://getyouroxygenfirst.blogspot.com/2009/09/leaders-need-to-lead-on-health-care.html
They’ll push through a war we don’t need, but when it comes to health care let’s avoid doing the right thing. (Stepping off soapbox now, I’ll save it for a blog post. )

As far as the day job goes, there is a lot of stress from not having an income. But I have to say the time as allowed me to get to know ME again and not just the corporate identity I put on at work.
Now, when I get a new job, I will have a baseline to return to when I’m not in the office that will allow me to stay sane and keep writing.

Doing my own writing is an interesting experience. I’ve always had a good sense of story so for me editing is a part of my reading experience.
But when I try to dump my own words on the page, that editor is right there trying to make it good before it even exists. That’s the hurdle I finally feel like I’m getting over.

You are such a great editor, Kevin. I can’t wait to see where your writing goes!