• wombat said on Jan 19, 2008....

  Sorry to hear this.  Hopefully you will have great references and will find an even better job soon.  Maybe spend some time revamping your resume in the meantime?  I wish you luck.

• starlightstarbright said on Jan 25, 2008....

  Thanks, wombat.  I just went on an interview yesterday, and I think it went really well!  I redid my resume, and am hoping for the best!

• wombat said on Jan 25, 2008....

  starlightstarbright: Crossing my fingers for you!  I need to be doing the same soon.....well, actually I've already redone my resume and made copies.  I'm just not ready to go looking again just yet.  But I hope you get the job you want!

• starlightstarbright said on Jan 27, 2008....

  Thanks, wombat.  I now have a bunch of potential interviews flying in.  It's refreshing to know that I'm in demand.  I went on an interview last week, which seemed very promising.  The hard part, though, is the waiting and wondering if you said the right things.  You second guess yourself. 

  The thing that worries me the most is the fact that my husband and I bought a house six months ago, and I'm terrified about losing it. 

  I wrote a novel, which is coming out this spring.  My hope is that it will be our saving grace.

  I feel for you, though, and I do wish you the very best in finding another job.

  That's the thing.  Life is so uncertain.

• wombat said on Jan 27, 2008....

  Too envious for words....you have a novel coming out?  That's my dream, but the key word here is dream....
   
  Best of luck with the interviews.  I get nervous during those, too.  Sometimes I just say, "Whatever" though.  Just waltz in there like I don't care one way or the other, and get hired.  Also, a good thing to remember is that you are interviewing them, also.....do you want to work there?

• starlightstarbright said on Jan 27, 2008....

  I completely agree that I'm interviewing them as well.  I usually try to ask questions like "who held this position before, and what happened to them?  Were they hired somewhere else?"

  I think everyone gets nervous before interviews, though.  There's a certain pressure to putting yourself out on the line like that.

  But I agree.  Writing a book is a big committement, and it can be painful at times to keep up writing it.  But in the end, you'll fall in love with your characters, and be grateful that you wrote it.  I loved writing mine, and I think my characters are quirky in their own ways.

  I'm starting to question myself now.  Did I really want to work for XYZ company, the one that hired me in the first place?  I think everything happens for a reason, and maybe something better is waiting around the corner.  At the moment, though, there are three other potential interviews coming up.  So I'll cross my fingers and hope for the best!

• wombat said on Jan 27, 2008....

  Yes, things generally do happen for a reason.  I wish you luck, once again.  And thanks for the comments about writing.  I know what you mean.  I pick up where I left off and wonder where the rest of it is!  The characters are living in my head, but are taking a long nap...ha....

• starlightstarbright said on Feb 03, 2008....

  I hear ya.  When I started writing my novel in October 06, my goal was to finish it by April.  Needless to say, that didn't happen.  I finished last September, and the reason it wasn't done by April is that I got married in April 07. 07.  Nonetheless, hold tight to your dream.  I know it will come true.  You have to really want to write something, and keep up with it if you will write that novel you say is a "dream."
   
  I'm so eager to find people who are interested in buying it.  I was thinking about posting my newsletter here on soulcast.
   
  ...But I'm not sure....

• brit said on Feb 11, 2008....

  what is your novel about?? i'm curious.....    =)

• starlightstarbright said on Apr 22, 2008....

  Hi brit,
   
  My novel is a fantasy novel that could be enjoyed by all ages.  It's a book series called "Irwin Kingdom Chronicles."  The subtitle is "Cecil Chalmers and the Kingdom's Curse."  It should be out next week as it was sent to the printer last week.  You can find it on authorhouse.com.  Just click the "Book Store" link and do a search on the title.  It is about a cursed kingdom that could only be saved by Cecil Chalmers, the innocent one.  He never thought he'd be led to the kingdom of Irwin or the dread Irwin Estates, castle of darkness and fear.  The death wizard wants to kill him; his friends want to save him.  Yet he is the one who must atone for the kingdom's sins. 
   
  Here is the synopsis and back cover blurb.
   

  Studious Cecil Chalmers was the devoted student, the perfect son—and curious again because of the kingdom his brother reigns.  But the kingdom is falling apart, thanks to Fiori Hain, the mysterious death wizard.  But Cecil is the only one who can save Irwin Estates, the glorious castle atop the Mantaverin hills.  Against his better judgment, Cecil is led to the ill-fated kingdom, armed with his best defense—knowledge.  Little does he realize the dangers that await him as he is thrust into one of the worst disasters of all time—a 200-year-old curse looming over the kingdom of Irwin.

  _____________________________________________

  Darkness loomed in the kingdom.  Curiosity tugged at their hearts.

   

  Ghosts drifted skyward to Irwin Estates, castle of darkness and fear.  Cecil, holding up a star-shaped key, leapt to his feet.  Perhaps it was his father. The kingdom.  Perhaps Evil.  Goodness.  But as his brother, Ethan, reigned the kingdom, Cecil knew he had to follow.  Finding his way through the dark forest, George Ephrata spoke of daemons and wizards, ghosts and demons; they all were looking Cecil’s way.  Fire waited. 

  But this was only the beginning.

  Sprinting up golden sand pathways and creeping into dark, forbidden forests, they set out to find the elusive tomb of death wizard, Fiori Hain.  It was there.  Somewhere.  They had to find it.  For Fiori held the rope.  All the while, they sprinted through dark valleys, forbidden forests, and the hallowed sounds of night.  Ghosts looming.  It was surely the end.  But the sacred rope was the answer, the key to Cecil’s life.  It could kill his friends if left unfound.  Venturing through Funerary Meadows, Edward Bronteford stood on the mountain and jumped for the  rope.  It bobbed out of reach.  He would get it at any cost.  If he caught it, Cecil would be gone, and the kingdom would fall apart.  The captives would never be freed, and Fiori would kill his best friend.  He had to save her.  But was it worth the risk?  In a kingdom reigned by evil, Fiori and Flyndire sought to kill the paladin, to kill them all. 

   

  Cecil was paladin.  He could save them all.  Or could he? 

  Chaos tumbled overhead.  So much is at stake: his family, his friends, the kingdom.  Can Cecil Chalmers save them?  The answer is pages away. 

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