Wooow

Wow. It’s been ages since my last post. Lots has happened.

I’m not a student anymore.

I’ve moved back to Austria. I’m now living with my parents again, after 7 years.

Most importantly, I’ve handed in my script. Well…the first 75 pages of it. Unfortunately, there is a page limit, handing in more would have meant a serious mark-down.

Wait a sec.

Did I say UNfortunately? 

To be honest, it might have been a blessing. I could forget about the wobbly ending and instead focus on what I had already written, edit, and improve it. At least that’s what I hope. 

Coming to think of it, there’s so much I’d like to change about my screenplay. I need to add more depth to the world in which it’s set without getting lost in it. It’s not a novel. Though now I’m starting to think that I might have fared better with a novel…? Doubts over doubts…! 

My supervisor had been incredibly imprecise with all the formal details of the hand-in. Of course, if anything went wrong, it will be all my fault…how dare I rely on my supervisor for information?!

So basically, my mark could range from a mere ‘pass’ to ‘merit’. ‘Distinction’ is highly unlikely, and yes, I’ve done the maths. No way I get more than 90% on an unfinished script. Do I REALLY care about the mark? 

Well, yes and no, depending on what the future holds for me.

What’s my plan?

For the next couple of months, I don’t really have a plan. Find a job? But what kind of job? One that pays well? One that allows me to keep writing? One that gets me back into university as a PhD student?

I just know that I NEED to finish that script, that I NEED to enter some competitions. I NEED to get out of here…get my life back. Writing is so much harder without a life, without friends…

Another question is what am I gong to do with this blog? Initially, I started it to document my progress throughout my year in Exeter. I’m not in Exeter anymore. I’ve left the yellow brick road of academia…well…for now. 

I guess from now on, it’s just going to be more project-oriented than before. Now it’s getting serious. It’s about trying to earn a living as a writer. And I have no idea where to start, except finishing that script.