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Good morning everyone. Happy Friday!

It is a gorgeous day. After taking an hour-long walk with my pooch I feel invigorated.

I had a fairly busy week and I have enjoyed it thoroughly. It felt good to be out and about a bit. I mostly work from my home so being in Outremont and downtown Montreal added to the flavour of my week. I haven't gotten much actual writing done, but I have added to the potential writing I will do next week so it's all good.

I have organized the way I want to work through my writing life. It has taken me a few months to do this and it feels good to finally have made some decisions. I had to try a few things and then decide what I feel the most solid with and what brings in revenue as well.

Some writing doesn't make much (if any) money, but the rewards are not monetary anyway so this isn't that big of a deal. There is writing that I would do for the rest of my life without ever getting paid for it.

Then there is professional writing that pays very well and is surprisingly fresh to produce despite the fact that it is technical in nature. It is my technical writing that keeps me crisp and streamlined as a writer. I value it very highly and it is what pays most of my bills.

Editing is the flip side of the coin and it keeps me vigilant and up-to-date on the current writing styles and trends. I enjoy editing for that reason and it is also a very lucrative skill to have.

So I am on track--as far as my writing career is concerned.

After a few months of decision-making it now feels good to be able to put my foot to the floor.

I wish you all a wonderful weekend and I will leave you with this final thought by Marcel Proust: The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.