Chapter 15 - I Quit

sometimes its hard to keep up with me ... sometimes its hard for me to keep up with myself. I've never really thought that i was impulsive, but it seems that impulse has gotten the better of me.

After a little over a year working at Lonely Planet i decided to quit. Why you may ask. I could go on for days talking about all the things that i think are wrong at Lonely Planet, well maybe a couple of hours at least - however that is not my way. I could also talk for hours about all the things that are right with LP as well. But i might save that for another day.

In the end it really came down to my passion for my books. Over christmas i realised that i started book two in 2003, it was now 2007 and i had barely made a dent in the new novel. It was time, time to let my passions run free, time to immerse myself in writing once again, time to focus. Been a male of the human species I am afflicted with the inability to multi-task. So my life generally runs along the lines of a single focus at any given time, work, writing, travel, work, more work, time for travel, more work, writing.

So I Quit - to spend the next several months working on my next great adventure. 90,000 words later, my second book is now complete. 'Keegan James and the Bunyip's Curse' will soon be published on the Lulu ... check it out ... Keegan James and the Bunyip's Curse

Of course i have had some other adventures along the way. My last day with LP was the 30th March. 1st March i photographed for the third and probably final time - Southern Cross Station ... check it out here ...Southern Cross Station

And of course there was our weekend getaway to the plains of Africa - nicely reproduced at Werribee Zoo - check out the photo's here.... Werribee Zoo

And most recently we spent 10 days in Fiji. Fiji was fantastic, a lot more third world than i was expecting, but fun, cultural facinating and relaxing, it was a wonderful way to celebrate turning 40 (thank you Carlos) and great reward for finishing book 2. Hopefully i will put up some photo's soon.

Just thought i would say hello to the world again, my post have become a bit infrequent and i really should do something about that.

peter