Blogging and Hiding behind doors...

Hello Everyone!

Sorry... I have to apologize again for the sheer lack of posts...

But lots of exciting things to write about :)

To explain the title of the post starting with the latter part of the title 'Hiding behind doors'.

I spent the last month working for a ghost tour company in Liverpool called 'Shiverpool'. I really enjoyed my time there and felt very happy to be getting paid for being an actor.

There I introduced the ghost tour and then hid in various places around St Georges Hall... (If you don't know it look it up) and waited for the visitors to come and I would jump out and scare them.

I really enjoyed this role that I played and had a good laugh scaring people. Although half the time I was more scared than the visitors... St Georges Hall is very haunted and running around in the pitch black with a dodgy torch was not very fun!

My circumstances have changed now and I have had to leave 'Shiverpool' because I have moved from Liverpool to Leeds!!!

So these are very exciting times as I find my feet here and get to grips with living with a boy! :)

So I am desperately seeking employment here and hopefully fingers crossed it won't be too long before I get a job.

I do have a rather strange trend with my job history. I only ever get jobs in September... every job I have ever had has come in September, so I am waiting anxiously for an email or phone call with some good news.

I have a lot of spare time on my hands at the moment due to the fact that I have no job so I am turning my hand to domesticity... I believe I am becoming a Domestic Goddess!! I am getting rather good at the cleaning game and I believe I am becoming a rather good cook if I do say do myself. I make a mean roast dinner according to the boy ;)

Another way I am passing the time is by writing, I have a few exciting ideas in the pipe line and am enjoying just writing away and seeing what happens. The work is purely for pleasure at the moment and definitely needs a lot more work.

I am also writing another blog for http://www.netcars.co.uk/blogs. I'm writing about my driving experiences and people can read about my journey to become a driver. So I hope you will all follow that blog too.

Another exciting opportunity on the cards is that I am in talks with a youth theatre about doing some volunteering work. I am really excited about this because I was part of a youth theatre when I was younger and thoroughly enjoyed my time there. I think the opportunity to give something back to youth theatre would be fantastic. I will keep you posted on these developments.

I hope this blog post has been entertaining and informative for you all.

Promise to make an effort to blog more.

Thank you for reading.

Love

Laura

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Happiness is a lovely feeling.

Hello Everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am very excited writing this blog so please excuse the sheer amount of exclamation marks that I use!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

First spot of news is that I have received my University results!!!! Eek!!! Nervous times :s

I achieved a BA Hons in Drama and Creative Writing with a degree classification of 2:1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

I am very very very happy about this. Go me!!!! (Sorry sometimes you have to be a little self indulgent)

Part two of my news is that I am to be published in a well known poetry magazine in the magazines October/November issue!!!!!!!!!!

More details of this will come closer to the time but I am very pleased and excited about getting my poetry out there.

Ok, so excusing all of the exclamation marks I really hope you enjoyed my blog post.

Be back to blog soon...

Love Miss Cox
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Feeling a little rejected...

As said in earlier posts I am using this blog to document my successes and failures in trying to break into the acting and writing scene.

A little while back I sent out a few of my poems to different poetry magazines. I have recently received a reply from 'Magma' poetry magazine and my poems were rejected. Although at first I felt a little deflated about the rejection I quickly realised that this was the first magazine I had sent any work out to and I would be extremely lucky to be published so soon, especially with the sheer volume of submissions these magazines receive. Also the rejection was very helpful because they included some very good feedback for me and told me different things I need to focus on.

Also a few weeks ago I auditioned for a theatre in education touring company 'Tiny Giants', although I was unsuccessful in this audition the company have requested that they keep my information and add me to their database so that I can be informed of any work which may be suitable for me.

With these two rejections I have to admit that yes I was feeling a little rejected but I have to look at the bigger picture and remain optimistic. I am looking forward to finding out whether or not any of the other poetry magazines liked my poetry and I'm also avidly looking for more auditions.

My two rejection emails have been printed and will look lovely pinned to my rejection board at home.

Ciao for now,

Love Miss Cox