The Zombie Blog

   So I have decided to start a blog, based on the wonderful advise of my loving sister-in-law. I will take you through a sort of day in the life of what I have seen and what see daily here in Costa Rica. I work in night clubs  in Central America, so believe me, there is plenty to write about. I might sometimes put shocking things in here, but hey, it's reality. So, if you are adverse to writing that can be graphic and explicit in nature, then you probably don't want to read me.
   The second reason I will be blogging, is to document the process of writing my book. As well as, all the steps I take to find an agent, editor, and publish it (hopefully). Maybe there are other writers out there who will follow my blog and can learn from my mistakes throughout this process. With any luck, there will be some one following that can share advise with me as well!
   I will try to write daily although; I know that this will be an impossibility due to the fact that I am working six days a week and also writing a novel. So, I will at least write every two days!

   Last night was a Sunday evening, and it was dead. I don't have too much to say about it, other than the two drunk Ticos from San Jose that backed their giant Lincoln Navigator into a parked car across the street from the bar. They paused for a second, as if to deliberate on what they should do. After this short pause, they fled the scene. While the throngs of people outside were screaming to get the license plate number, I looked over my shoulder and saw a police car watching the whole thing unfold. They didn't move an inch. Side note, in the last twelve times that I have called the police, they have not once showed up. Six of the twelve time in which I have called, no one has answered the phone. This is the Wild West. 
   I spent some of my down time at work last night investigating tips and tricks to publishing a manuscript. I must say it was daunting and discouraging. Basically I learned that, If you are not accredited, no one will even look at your work, no matter how good it is. It said that the days of old are gone. The small number of print days to get your great piece of work a little bit of recognition,(to get a larger printing later) are gone.
   I have been writing basically my whole life. Mostly songs and poetry, this is my first attempt at a long works. There fore, I have not been printed in any newspapers or magazines. I have not worked on any major websites as a content writer. I had never thought of going in this direction until about a month ago when I started my manuscript,(I already have 100+ pages mind you). To be blunt, I have absolutely no credentials. it is going to be extremely difficult to even get one single literary agent to read my manuscript.
 
   Tomorrow perhaps I'll share with you one of my crazy wild west stories.

   Until then, peace!


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