Many of my writer friends started penning stories in grade school. When I was little, I loved playing pretend, but I couldn't sit still long enough to write down my stories. I was also a very organized, outspoken, and bossy child--anyone who knows me is not surprised by this, ha! Not a typical writer's attributes... In addition to those, I have always liked helping people. All those qualities along with life experiences led me to be a teacher, and deep down, I probably always knew that's what I wanted to be.
Writing came later, and the passion for it took me by surprise. Now I'm blessed to be able to do two things I love.
All I can do is keep trying, right? So this is what I've been up to:
- I mentioned last month that I finally started writing again, and submitted a short story and am a part of a Christmas Anthology. so yay!
- And I get encouragement from our weekly Tuesday night writer's chat - you should join us! (See link in the side bar.)
- They also inspire me to look for events--tis the season and all that jazz coming up... so I'm searching. I was recently rejected for the umpteenth time from a big local book event. Not surprised since I'm not traditionally published anymore. I need to get my latest book done! Book events like a new title and are usually free. Vendor events don't care what you're selling, but cost a bunch to get a table--risky if you may not make a profit or at least break even!
- Lastly, I signed up for a local Writer Happy Hour in November. It's hosted by Jane Friedman, someone I've been following for years. She lives nearby and worked for Writers Digest. I'm anxious and excited!
Tell me something good! What keeps you going? What are you up to?
Have a fun and spooky October!
Love that candy corn gif!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to hearing how the happy hour goes. Sounds like a great opportunity to connect with other writers and/or industry professional-types!
Congrats on the Christmas Anthology! I haven't been writing at all. I feel dried up. I pushed my WIP aside. I'm hoping my muse will return some day.
ReplyDeleteAwesome about the short story!
ReplyDeleteThings are different now. Hope you find a good venue before Christmas.
Congratulations on the anthology story. Short stories are my favourite.
ReplyDeleteThe Happy Hour sounds great - can't wait to hear about it!
ReplyDeleteI'm always so impressed with your willingness to do author events.
No one changes and influences the world like teachers. Your impact on every student is huge!!
I'm glad you're finding a way back to the writing life you had pre-pandemic. I admire teachers. You have way more skills at handling people than I ever could imagine.
ReplyDeleteThe only "school" event I've done this year was via Zoom. Still looking for more events this year, but we can only do so much, right?
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your story being accepted!
ReplyDeleteI keep meaning to participate in the Tuesday chat, but then I forget about it. I'll have to add a reminder to my phone.
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