First off, I know a lot schools started back this week (in one form or another), so I wanted to send good wishes out to all the teachers, parents, and students embarking on this new school year. My kids don’t start until next week, and I’m having a lot of feelings about it, many of which I’m keeping close to the chest because I want to stay as positive as possible for the kiddos. I wrote a post about change back in 2015 and find much of it is relevant to the year 2020.
This was the school year where all three kiddos were supposed to have some form of formal schooling. The year where I would have a little more time to write. The fact that this isn’t happening is a small thing in comparison to a lot of other problems, but I’m still trying to allow myself to feel some resentment about it without wallowing. I’ve had a ton of writing ideas lately, so at least my creativity is flowing again.
In bookish news, I have a secret project I’ve been working on. Some of you may already know this one, and it’s getting a second life! It’s a project I’ve been working on in the in-between spaces. I was stuck on it for a little bit, but now that I’ve solved a particular problem, it’s well on its way. I don’t have the timeline pinned down yet for a release. Maybe I’ll just do a surprise release with it whenever it’s done.
Here’s an adorable teaser image for it that I cannot take credit for as it was done by an illustrator. I’ll let you know all the details soon!
What have you all been up to lately?
This past year all of us had to scramble and rearrange our notions of what and who and where and how… Here’s to better, healthier times ahead for all of humanity.
Your teaser is delicious. I look forward to hearing more.
This year will definitely be one with an asterisk on it. Glad the teaser worked, and I’m excited to share more soon!
I love your teaser. I look forward to hearing more when you are able to share. I’ve actually been more creative during the last few months than I’ve been in a long time. I’ve even had a few new ideas for projects. Now I must decide which one to focus on, which is a good problem to have. Shiny new projects have a way of bringing the joy back into writing, don’t they?
Thanks, though I suppose the illustrator deserves the credit for that (her name is Erika Baird, but I’ll be sharing more about that soon). The shiny new project syndrome is real! I’ve been happy to have my accountability buddy to keep me on track this summer. Keep up that creativity!