After 15 glorious months of full-time writing, I'm back to the ol' office job. To bring you up to speed, here's a quick quiz...
1 My day job is:
a) butt-scratching
b) ball-busting
c) talking about shopping with angry people (ie Consumer Affairs)
correct answer: c (a and b also occasionally correct)
2 In the month I've been back, I've advised customers on our helpline about:
a) a roadside pumpkin shop
b) taxidermied rabbits
c) more head-slappingly dumb deals than I can count
d) all of the above
correct answer: d
3 I've been writing articles in my spare time for:
a) Period Monthly and Flexes Muscles Weekly
b) a dog magazine and a top fashion glossy
c) magazines about tattooed women and bathroom renovations
correct answer: b
4 Since my return, I've become addicted to:
a) cocaine
b) stealing office supplies
c) watermelon juice
d) all of the above
correct answer: c
5 I plan to stay in this office job:
a) to keep getting lucrid perks like pre-chewed biros and cut-price neon lighting
b) until I write that bestseller and then I'll disappear with a PEOWWWWRR like Road Runner
c) dunno, kinda enjoying it some days, but I do wanna go back to writing full-time
correct answer: c (I'll also pay b)
How long do you reckon I'll last caged in a cubicle again? My money's on 6 months, but we'll see...
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