According to a recent post in the bookofjoe, the ten best paid jobs for introverts are:

1. Astronomer

2. Lawyer

3. Physicist

4. Political Scientist

5. Aerospace engineer

6. Computer software engineer (systems software)

7. Actuary

8. Electronics engineer

9. Computer software engineer (applications)

10. Atmospheric and space scientist

I wouldn’t have thought that being a lawyer was an ideal introvert’s job, but I guess that some lawyers don’t court the limelight (pardon the pun).

Unfortunately I’m not qualified or very interested in any of the above jobs, so we’ll have to keep on looking.

From time to time I look in the newspaper job sections or on some recruitment websites, but there’s nothing that grabs me. As I don’t want to continue with admin work or management in general, I’m feeling a bit stuck.

I thought about working in a casino as I’m a night person, but I’ve never worked in the hospitality industry and don’t know if I’d be much good at it.

I was also thinking about teaching English in Japan, but without a degree it doesn’t look likely.

So what would I like to do? Ideally I’d still like to be a writer. Story of my life, I know. So how does a girl who hasn’t written a full work of fiction in ages become a full-time writer? The spiritual answer would be: one word at a time.

Is Google becoming a God? It’s the god of the internet at least.

Sex, draft beer, nightclub, chicken wings… Is this all that men think about? (via Bestweekever)

Get creative with post-it notes, they’re good for more than just making notes.

And if you think that’s scary, check out all the ex-trees littering the walls of author Will Self’s writing room.

And here’s a pretty whip-pic to for our finale:

And we’re done.

Here are some of my favourite writing instructional books, in no particular order.

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Baroness Becca has taken up my offer of an interview; here are her questions.

1. I love your Sunday Sauce posts! Who do you think are 5 sexiest women and men alive? How about ever?

Thanks darling, I’m sure you know that I love all the sexy pinups that you display on your blog too.

Here’s my list of the sexiest people in the world:

Angelina Jolie. Yeah, I know. But it’s true.

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I’ve just signed up for a Writing Challenge, why do I always do this to myself?!

Yet again I’m hoping that it will help me to get going again.

A few weeks ago I signed up for the Shameless Lions Writing Circle, but I backed out after struggling with the requisite lion-inspired poem. Then I had a brief downward spiral of wondering if I’d ever write again.

I’ve got to start writing again. I’m not myself when I’m not writing. I haven’t been myself for some time. But if I’m not myself, who am I?

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Here’s my own lion, I bought him in Jamaica. I call him Marley Rex.