Didn’t hit my deadline of a Christmas book. That’s okay. The book is still coming.
Back in August, as I was starting school, I made a couple of posts saying I was trying to get a Christmas book out for Christmas 2025. I did not hit the goal. But because of those flurry of writing sessions, I am 60-70% done with the manuscript for a Christmas chapter book. I didn’t hit the deadlines, but I have a 60% completed manuscript which is better than no manuscript. Some writing, always beats NO writing. So expect a Kickstarter coming soon to help get the next book off the ground.
Happy New Year!
Let’s admit it. 2020 was one great big huge collective trauma. In theory it’s all supposed to be over RIGHT NOW! Right now! It’s 2021. It’s supposed to all be over. But it isn’t. Movie theaters are closed. Restaurants are limited. We’re still teaching virtually. The pandemic is still here. It hasn’t gone away. But we’ve learned some things. I’ve learned as a Kindergarten teacher that kids still want to learn in spite of the difficulty of the moment. If my five year old students can still be eager to learn, then I can be willing to continue to learn in the midst of this pandemic. For me it’s learning…