My last post was about reading. So much of the in-between
then and now has been spent on publishing. I made a promise to myself that,
before my birthday, I would have all of my “awaiting publication” books moved
to “published.” Specifically, my Classroom Management for the Real World book
that I published last year as an eBook would now come out in paperback. It is
now.
I feel pretty accomplished in getting that task done.
However, my brain has now gone to mush. I'm feeling a tiny bit overwhelmed by
the tasks in front of me with events for Panther City Review, dealing with
governmental agencies setting up direct sales (something I wasn't really
planning to do and is now a paperwork nightmare), and trying to figure out just
what's next for me. I have a potential book to publish from an author I respect,
but to get started on that…it's daunting! First things first, though. I have to
actually read the thing!
When I think back to why I began all of this in the first
place, I realize that I've lost my way a bit. I started Fort Worth Writer’s
Boot Camp as my escape from a bad work situation. I took the plunge and decided
that, before I was 40, I would be a professional writer. Two months later, as
reality was smacking me hard on the butt, I realized I needed a paying gig. I
was contemplating my options when my dream library job opened up for me. I did
not let the opportunity pass me by.
Three years later, I'm happy in my library, but I'm not
writing like I should be. I am a professional, independently published author,
but not of the type of writing I want to be known for. I need to get back to my
novel. To something that brings out that creativity. I'm slowly letting go of
extra activities that do not serve my final mission in life: to write and to
publish. Getting myself back on track to what I need to do for me is of the
utmost importance right now. Reclaiming a little bit here and there. Not
jumping from one thing to another, but creating a stable environment to thrive.
That is what I need. Really, that is what we all need to be able to accomplish
what we desire in life.