Jess Hartley's Blog - Posts Tagged "life"
Changing Lanes
Hi, gang. For those of you who are here following me as an author, I realized that I should update!
(tl;dr - Jess no write books anymore; Jess read many books now. You no like? Okay, bye, miss you!)
After losing my mother (and doing a lot of soul-searching) in 2022, I decided to change careers. The isolation of the pandemic had been the last chapter in my writing/editing career, and my mom's passing made me realize that I needed something else in my life, vocationally.
I started my second (third? fourth? who's counting, eh?) career shortly thereafter, becoming a pharmacy technician for a local retail chain pharmacy, and in March of 2023, I began working for an amazing clinic that serves multiple massively-underserved communities. It's a fantastic opportunity to make a difference - in totally different ways than my writing career did - and I honestly say "I love my job" on a daily basis.
It also means I'm back to reading copiously for my own education and edification, which is something that dwindled while I was writing/editing stuff professionally...
Which, in turn, means this blog/account is shifting away from a focus on being an author and onto a focus as an avid reader - so expect book reviews/discussions, but less/no talk about my own work. If you've added me as an author, please know that I won't be hurt if this change means you'll get more bang-for-your-buck following a current creator. But if you wanna hang around - that's great with me too! (And I'm always up for questions/discussions if any of my past experience is helpful to anyone.)
Anywho - back to reading! All my best to all of you! ~Jess
(tl;dr - Jess no write books anymore; Jess read many books now. You no like? Okay, bye, miss you!)
After losing my mother (and doing a lot of soul-searching) in 2022, I decided to change careers. The isolation of the pandemic had been the last chapter in my writing/editing career, and my mom's passing made me realize that I needed something else in my life, vocationally.
I started my second (third? fourth? who's counting, eh?) career shortly thereafter, becoming a pharmacy technician for a local retail chain pharmacy, and in March of 2023, I began working for an amazing clinic that serves multiple massively-underserved communities. It's a fantastic opportunity to make a difference - in totally different ways than my writing career did - and I honestly say "I love my job" on a daily basis.
It also means I'm back to reading copiously for my own education and edification, which is something that dwindled while I was writing/editing stuff professionally...
Which, in turn, means this blog/account is shifting away from a focus on being an author and onto a focus as an avid reader - so expect book reviews/discussions, but less/no talk about my own work. If you've added me as an author, please know that I won't be hurt if this change means you'll get more bang-for-your-buck following a current creator. But if you wanna hang around - that's great with me too! (And I'm always up for questions/discussions if any of my past experience is helpful to anyone.)
Anywho - back to reading! All my best to all of you! ~Jess
