Back to work!
The children are back to school tomorrow, something I approach with very mixed feelings. They’re around almost all the time during the summer, which means I get almost no work done — and anything I do get done is in the cracks. On the other hand, I get to see them lots and lots. On the other hand, I see them lots and lots and get very little time alone. On the other hand, I’m never bored. On the other hand, I have to hear about how they’re bored. On the other hand, I get to do fun stuff with them. On the other hand, I feel bad when I’m not doing fun stuff with them.
You get the picture.
But there is something invigorating about this time of year. Something renewing. This is where it all begins. This is the fresh start that makes everything feel possible. I wish I had new shoes to wear tomorrow. Or a haircut. Or a pencil case with all fresh pencils lined up.
What I do have is a slightly updated website. I decided to put up the first chapters of four of my books. One is polished. One is fully written but being revised. One is three-quarters written and one, well, I have a first chapter. Maybe a bit more. Feel free to read them! They’re here, or you can click the child’s large eye above and get to the same place.
And if you have something great I should read, leave me a comment and let me know what it is. I’m likely to have a bit of free time soon!
Good luck! I’m enjoying some extra time as well this fall, and am trying to use it to accomplish writing goals long overdue . . . one of them being to start a writing blog!