First Paid DJ Gig
Dear Steve,
Things are going well. I have my first official full-pay DJ gig coming up at the end of June. It’s a 16th birthday party for a local gal. I’ll be taking a 15000 song library there. I should have something she likes. 
Her Mom and I are working together to make sure I have all the music she wants.
The longer term effort, the writing business, is gong okay too. I’ve written four articles so far and had a couple of them reviewed at a writer’s workshop here in Bellwood, PA. They liked them. I want to build up a portfolio of about 100 articles before I really start looking for publishers. However, one publisher I definitely plan to hit is Readers Digest – the advice columns that they have. I’ll definitely keep you in the loop and let you know as soon as I publish something. Right now, I’m planning to begin searching for publishers in January, 2004. In the meantime, I’m going to build up the portfolio of letters, short stories, and self-help booklets.
Later,
Tom Hesley