Frank Burroughs – Ink Slinger

I wish I could draw. Storyboard my novels would be grand. But, the time it would take to learn takes away from writing. Already building a website burns enough hours. I seldom game nowadays. Only on Sunday with friends. Drawing could be a nice break from reading and writing. Sigh, one more thing to do.

I can write. College, years of keeping a journal and the year and a half spent on learning how to write a thriller novel proves that. Is my writing any good? Time will tell. Is this a hobby? No, too much money has been invested for me not to strive for a profit. Besides, I need to write. It forces me to read. It feeds a need to learn more. And it could bring joy to someone in a lonely moment.

Time is finite enough not to waste. I am ill enough at times to make the days I can work even more precious. A schedule helps break it up in segments. Everything has its’ moment. From 2am to 8pm writing happens. Then until 6:30pm daily life unfolds. Caregivers, exercise, cooking and reading fills the hours. By 10pm I’m conked out. Seven days a week I follow this. Nothing else works. I tried.

Writing fits this era of my life. I have worked since mowing yards at fifteen. True, nine years were spent bumming around. I worked forty jobs then. Since then computers, tutoring, woodcarving and bookbinding spent my time.

So, why not take on drawing? I can illustrate my novels. Drawing storyboards of the action would fill in times writing dries out. Gimp and Krita are free drawing software. Already have an ancient Bamboo Pen and Tablet. Hell, might as well swing for the fences this year.