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Orcrist9
Oct Member 2015

Orcrist9

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Presently, I don't do much of anything. I'm working on a middle-grade fiction novel. I self-published one several years back, but it didn't really gain much attention outside of my locale, which is fine because I don't like how it was written, and I'm actually pretty embarrassed by the cliché narrative and awful grammar.

Fortunately, I've learned quite a bit since then, and I'm still learning and funneling all of that into my present work. I did take a few writing courses (formal, not creative) through my local college which was fun and engaging, but I don't think I would solicit that to prospective agents. I am looking into a few possible writing seminars or writing associations, but they can get a bit expensive and exclusive with dues and requirements, respectively.

My current work is a high-fantasy, middle-grade fiction novel, but I'm considering pausing it to work on a high-fantasy, young-reader fiction series, but I'm really torn between the two. I feel like working on this smaller series would be better suited for a premier traditional introduction into the market and industry, but the middle-grade fiction novel appeals to me because I feel like I could do more with it and that it would have more impact and significance. Either way, I'm sure I'll end up doing something with both at some point.
Here, I'll give you this strawberry if you keep it a secret!

26-Aug-2017 08:24:51 - Last edited on 26-Aug-2017 08:25:12 by Orcrist9

Ancient Drew

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I'm still in the cafe at the leisure centre on casual hours and cleaning offices with Avtrade by night, but I'm doing 8 hour shifts in the weekends at the cafe as well. I also applied for a full-time admin post at Avtrade, and haven't heard back yet. Prepare for hell on RuneScape in Naval Cataclysm!

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27-Aug-2017 10:35:52

Rage Paragon

Rage Paragon

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Farmer Brown said :
Hello there folks :P

We all know the Runescape community has a wide diversity of folks from all over the globe, but what do you really do behind the cover of your character? A lot of people may lie or be ashamed of what they do, some of us work in offices, some out on the tools, some from home, some not at all. Tell us what your story is and how you make your way in this often messed up world we call home. I work a daytime job driving around the country side in New Zealand as an Electrician working on everything from domestic, commercial, industrial etc etc. Now pass your story on and share to us all :P

Update: Almost 1 year on from when I made this forum, my day job hasn't changed a lot, have a new work vehicle though. :P My partner and I bought our first home. So my weekends are suddenly super busy doing work around the home, a lot of yard work and house renovations, which I enjoy. :) Being so busy though has lessened my online scape time, none the less I still enjoy every minute. ^_^

What sort of industrial electrician jobs does New Zealand have, then? This is what people aren't getting. Some ******* "coder" releases OSBuddy or some other "helper client", people get hyped because they're stupid like sheep, and then down the road once the "helper client" has a ton of downloads he releases an "update" to hijack everyone.

14-Sep-2017 10:32:26

Farmer Brown
Jan Member 2016

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Umm very broad range, a lot of companies specialise into different areas, my company specifically irrigation/pumping work. But spreads as far as all farm work, dairy sheds milking systems, maintenance/upgrades on a few factories, PLC work, effluent/waste systems, a lot of pumping schemes, from bore pumps to surface and submersibles, radio between sheds etc, lots of pivots/lateral pumping. I take it you are an electrician also, what do you do? :P
@Rage Paragon

18-Sep-2017 06:55:26

Rage Paragon

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I'm a 3rd year apprentice in North America, so in the non-industrial sector I deal with 110VAC almost exclusively.

However, a great deal of my apprenticeship to date has been industrial, so things like cable tray, strut, pulling huge 750KCMIL cables (cable pull crews), and then using zip-ties to secure it all in place.

Then there's the bonding/grounding, and doing punch lists (i.e. fixing other peoples' mistakes).


So far, I'm managed to only get electrocuted on 110VAC. This is what people aren't getting. Some ******* "coder" releases OSBuddy or some other "helper client", people get hyped because they're stupid like sheep, and then down the road once the "helper client" has a ton of downloads he releases an "update" to hijack everyone.

18-Sep-2017 08:08:24

Jo Haliaetus

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Team Skull said :
Now for what I do for a living: I am putting stuff on shelves while in the process of getting paperwork sorted to be a CPT in order to get the finances together to finish my degree program in Mathematics.

hello Team Skull where are you from if you need CPT paperwork or do you mean something else?

01-Oct-2017 03:03:15 - Last edited on 01-Oct-2017 03:03:51 by Jo Haliaetus

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