The Summer Writing Season Begins

I am a teacher, and all school year I am frustrated and kicking myself because I don't spend more of my time after school every day writing and reading. However, school has all but ended for the year, and the lightened work load has brought an immediate flow of creativity. I realize I don't have to be so hard on myself: my job is simply exhausting eight months out of the year. I work at a private school. The commute is long, rarely are there breaks during the day, teenagers take a lot of energy to manage and I am on all morning and afternoon, I teach more than a full load and always have to take work home, and so on. Bottom line is, thank goodness this round is over.

I'm mainly writing this for closure and to set my course for the summer. The plan is simple for the next three months: write (draft stuff) one to two hours per day. After that, sketch, draft, outline, read and research to my heart's content. Relax and enjoy life. Rinse and repeat.

Whew! It is good to have life be relatively simple again for a while.