After a year of life changing events, most of them for the better, I found myself having exactly what I wanted and facing the "be careful what you wish for..." crossroad.
Moving from a developing country into a first world country I saw the opportunity of a career change, finally being able to devote myself into literature, books, libraries, writing and publishing. The world is so huge, and it looks even larger now as I plan for the future, a cultural confusion sets in in every aspect: family, friendship, career, and the strong desire to find a place where I can develop the thing I love the most: literature.
I start small, I write articles here and there. I want to write an anthology, I want to combine my marketing degree with the publishing industry, I want to promote worthy novels, short stories, poems, biographies, memoirs, every written genre.
Words are everything.
My passion is ...
writing
I know too much about ...
dread
My favorite memory ...
The first library I set a foot in.
Why I write ...
Compulsion
What I am reading/watching/listening to ...
Complete short fiction by Virginia Woolf
My first job ...
Bureaucratic slave.
My best moment ...
Arriving at the airport in Montreal to move in with the love of my life.
My inspiration ...
People who make honest unpretentious art.
I don't like outlook, furthermore, I don't like to carry around my laptop or any other bulk adding gadgets in my bag, but I want to be able to carry my life around and check it whenever I need it. Sure, I could rely on an old paper planner, but it is also bulky and my diagram loving mind doesn't see important from urgent and doesn't break down my activities by labels or worse yet, can't send me a reminder. It all started with the web 2.0 and that little spinning wheel telling you something is loading along with the famous book Getting things done. Numerous web applications came to life wit...
More..Isolde Marion
Member since: January 2007
Articles Written: 30