{"id":5108,"date":"2020-03-18T14:22:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T18:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=5108"},"modified":"2020-03-18T14:34:39","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T18:34:39","slug":"curiouser-curiouser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/18\/curiouser-curiouser\/","title":{"rendered":"Curiouser &#038; Curiouser"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Life has changed <strong>really quickly<\/strong>, hasn\u2019t it? Just last week (okay, maybe the week before), we were <strong>going out to dinner at our favorite Mexican\u00a0<\/strong><b>restaurant<\/b>\u00a0or to the <strong>movies<\/strong> in those really cushy lounge chairs; making plans for upcoming <strong>get-togethers with friends<\/strong>, or heading to the grocery store whenever we could to pick up pizza &amp; salad for movie night. Now, everyone is in lockdown as much as possible and <strong>everything feels like it is up in the air<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m still trying to make progress on my various projects but with so many news reports, press conferences and announcements, it has been a lot. I haven\u2019t been sleeping well. And when I do sit down to work, I\u2019m staring at the screen for a long while, working sporadically between checking news sites for updates. As a Type 2 Diabetic, my sugars have been a little higher. It\u2019s not healthy.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a <strong>freelancer<\/strong>, so work is pretty topsy-turvy in the best of times. Now, things are kind of up in the air &#8211; like much of life.<\/p>\n<p>Now, more than ever, I need to keep looking for ways to earn, especially when I\u2019m not sure when my next project will be coming.<\/p>\n<p>I already have my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/maryrajotte\">Patreon campaign<\/a>, but I know a lot of people are reluctant to commit to monthly support, even if it is for $1. So here are some other ways you can support me!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2572\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2572\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" data-orig-size=\"760,20\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"divider\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2572\" src=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"20\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif 760w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3-600x16.gif 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3-250x6.gif 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can support me with a one-time donation on <a href=\"https:\/\/curiousfictions.com\/authors\/463-mary-rajotte\">Curious Fictions<\/a>! For $2, $5 or $10, you gain access to all stories posted there.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5110\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/18\/curiouser-curiouser\/curiousfictions\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/curiousfictions.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"942,380\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"curiousfictions\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/curiousfictions.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/curiousfictions.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5110 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/curiousfictions.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"942\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/curiousfictions.jpg 942w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/curiousfictions-600x242.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/curiousfictions-768x310.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/curiousfictions-200x81.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can pick up my short story ebooks <a href=\"https:\/\/amazon.com\/author\/maryrajotte\">on Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5111\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/18\/curiouser-curiouser\/amazon-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/amazon.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"268,526\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"amazon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/amazon.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/amazon.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5111\" src=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/amazon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/amazon.jpg 268w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/amazon-200x393.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Or if you can\u2019t afford to subscribe, you can <strong>read the first 4 chapters of my serialized novel<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wattpad.com\/story\/188688196-thicker-than-water\">Thicker Than Water<\/a>, <strong>for free<\/strong> on Wattpad &#8211; and then review it! The more readers I get on Wattpad, the better chance I have of becoming one of their <strong>Paid Authors<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4890\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4890\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/THICKER-THAN-WATER-Book1-Cover-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1604,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"THICKER THAN WATER Book1 &amp;#8211; Cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/THICKER-THAN-WATER-Book1-Cover-scaled.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/THICKER-THAN-WATER-Book1-Cover-scaled.jpg\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4890\" src=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/THICKER-THAN-WATER-Book1-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"Thicker Than Water cover image\" width=\"272\" height=\"434\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Anything you read of mine,<strong> I would love it if you could share your review<\/strong> on Twitter\/Facebook\/Amazon so others can hear about my work.<\/p>\n<p>Things are so crazy right now. The only way I can get through them is to keep writing, try harder, and get better at what I do. Some of that comes just from knowing others are reading my work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life has changed really quickly, hasn\u2019t it? 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