Alberta-Bound
It's official. I've signed the paperwork to accept a job offer from R.A. Malatest & Associates as a Research Assistant based out of their Edmonton, Alberta office.
Whoa, right?
Larissa and I have been contemplating the possibility of making a move to Edmonton for a couple of months, ever since I applied for the position with Malatest, but now that it's actually a reality we find ourselves faced with putting some big changes into action. Today we spent some time going through a bunch of our stuff and picking out various movies, books, games, clothes, and even furniture to prune out and either sell or give away. We'll have to deal with all of the "change of address" headaches that come with a move, including switching over to Albertan health insurance and car insurance.
We're going to be very sad to leave our families behindl. I think in a lot of ways we've taken for granted the ability to spend time with Larissa's family in Langley basically whenever we chose to hop on the ferry, or to visit my parents by making the 90-minute drive to Nanaimo. It'll be a much bigger undertaking now to organize a vacation to BC, but I'm sure we'll make the drive as often as is feasible. And we'll be on Skype constantly, of course.
There are definitely a lot of positives to this move. This position is a great opportunity with a growing company, and it should give me lots of opportunity to learn and gain experience, and hopefully climb the corporate ladder a bit, as well. The cost of living is lower in Alberta than BC, and Edmonton's real estate market is way more accessible than Victoria's. For a young family just getting started, Edmonton has so much of what we need!
I don't know yet how all of this is going to affect my writing. I'll have less time available to work on it, and that means I'll have to lower my expectations on when certain projects will get revisited and/or finished, including the Year of Stories and my in-progress novel, Galloway's Voyage. That's life, I suppose.
As we figure out more details regarding our move and my start with Malatest, I'll probably have some thoughts to share here, and as always I'll try to keep everyone posted on news and progress with my various writing projects.
Special People
Special People is serialized superhero fiction with a fistful of twists.
Special people have special problems.
BECOMING
The second quarter of the Year of Stories has arrived in print! BECOMING contains over 200 pages of great short stories for only $11.99. Order yours now.
DISCOVERY
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Galloway’s Hunt
Galloway's Hunt is a novelette set in the world of Galloway's Voyage, my work-in-progress novel based on the same title character. Buy it now for only 99¢!
Losing Freight
Losing Freight is a serialized sci-fi novel where you get to vote on what happens next at the end of every page.
September 13th, 2012 - 22:17
Good to hear you’ve gotten some promising work. Hopefully you’ll be able to get back to relaxing with writing once things have settled down. To be honest, I feel a little guilty I haven’t been as active in commenting on things, but I want to let you know that I’m still enjoying your stories when I get to them, especially Special People. I’ve even been sharing it with my friend who doesn’t have internet access currently by recording readings for him to listen to. He’s been enjoying them, though is a little frustrated with how slow I read compared to if he could have it to read himself.
Anyways, I’m sure I’m talking too much again. Back to the original point, enjoy your new opportunities. I hope to experience long distance moving myself someday. Live somewhere new for awhile. Sounds exciting!