It has been three weeks, and I am already tired. Yes! I’m three weeks into the new high school semester, and I can feel new gray hair growing. I should be annoyed about it, but it’s the opposite. I’m happy. Elated, even. I’m back with my students – old and new – and I’m teaching old and new material. But teaching isn’t the only thing that causes more gray hair to grow. A lot more, actually.
As of now, I have my hands on three projects.
The first one is my coveted LGBTQ Crimeverse which is coming along swimmingly. The photoshoots are done which allows me to actually “see” my characters. Plus, I got to make more connections and learn new skills for when I go to Spain. I’m also working on the final touches on the re-release of my 2017 book with everything done correctly this time around. Additionally, I’m combining my forty-five short stories into one for a much later release – probably late-2024 or mid-2025. Finally, my friends from back home are working on a fantasy story with us as the main characters. That’s going to be a lot of fun.
Because of the first stretch of it all, I chose to opt out of this semester. Editing two books, laying the foundation for a fantasy series, and making sure that my students are getting properly accumulated is a lot for me to handle on top of school so…yeah, it just made sense. But it’s only going to be for one semester and, then, I’m going to bulldoze through the rest of those classes.
In the meantime, I have sixteen students to take care of. They all need specific approaches to learning and I need to learn it. Along with that, they are in need of guidance for their Senior Project so they will have something to show their universities. Plus, it will allow them to learn more about their respective field and decide if it’s actually something they want to pursue. This is going to be a good year.
Please don’t forget to follow me on my social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Goodreads) on my web page’s right side. Also, I love hearing suggestions of what books to read outside of my norm (Science fiction and Fantasy) as I am a part of the Goodreads’ reading challenge for 2023. I aim to read 200 books this year and am currently 157. The Outlander is taking a lot longer than I thought. Luckily, October is going to be full of scary stories to be read.
