Starving Writer...

I sent off my first submission to 2000AD's Future Shocks.

Of course as soon as I sent it I immediately hated it. I hope I'm just being overly critical with myself. I'm not sure when I'll hear back, if I even do, but at least it's something.

Right now I have just finished my second script for Future Shocks. I still have the treatment to write. It's based on one of my stories up on crooked fiction so it came out fairly quickly. Also explains why the treatment is coming second.

Tomorrow there is a talk at the BBC in Salford by Stephen Butchard. I'm down on the list. Apparently if I don't go now then it will jeopardize my place at future events put on by the BBC Writer's Room. Sounds serious. I'm not sure what exactly will be going on. I assumer he'll be at the front talking at us and then there'll be a q&a. Isn't that how these things usually work?

I already feel like I'm out of my depth, I'm not really sure I'm the type of person this sort of thing is aimed at. I don't even remember putting my name forward. It was probably something I saw on the North West Vision site. Those things are usually for industry professionals. I'm sure I'll find out more when I get there, IF I get there. Never been before so I'm pretty sure I'm going to get lost. I can find Manchester alright, it's taking the tram to the BBC I'm more concerned with.

It's turned up at a very awkward time. I am, to coin a phrase "on the bones of my arse". Money is pretty tight for me right now. I'll be OK next week but this even has just fallen at the wrong time money-wise. It's that no mans land between bills going out and pay coming in. Plus I've also found out that my DJing night is off this week whilst the venue undergoes some maintenance.

So I'm not really starving. Not in the literal sense. Although I am on a diet, and the good news is it's working!