his isn't the end, but pretty darn close. Inland Empress has accomplished what I wanted it to do: rescued some semblence of my sanity and kept my writing skills sharp.
But being funny takes time and patience and multiple drafts. It hasn't been easy watching my hits slip from 500 a day to about 60. I have a Mommy friend who loves Mommy blogs and who's quoted Suburban Bliss and Finslippy to me. Must. Not. Hurt. Her.
I coulda been a contendah. I could've gone in that direction. I'll never know if, with a little more diligence, I might've hit the big time, maybe "Snobby Extraterrestrial" in the TTLB ecosystem, or gotten a paying gig from it.
But life is made of choices, and I'm choosing to move away and move on. We're getting ready to sell the house and flee this endless stretch of cookie-cutterdom known as the Inland Empire. We aren't sure where we'll end up just yet. If I land somewhere nice, I'll let you know. Via email. If I get around to it.
I have ideas for children's books and am working hard over at Book Buds to build bridges to people who know this genre much, much better than I do. Yeah, it averages 35 hits a day, but I get payola (sorta) in the form of free books. Heh.
I have a promise -- not a contract, more like a wish -- from someone to help her write her memoirs. I have two kids to entertain, bath, feed and schlep around. And, oh yeah, my husband likes seeing me every now and then too.
Archives will remain up for the time being and comments will remain open until I get fed up with spammers. Eventually, I intend to sell the domain name for a nominal fee to this same friend, who's starting a line of homemade soaps and toiletries. Seriously.
Thanks to all of you who stopped by, shared part of my life, left a comment and had a little fun. Best of luck to you all.
Love, hugs and all that other mushy stuff,
Anne Boles Levy
Upland, Calif.
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