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What am I up to these days?
Sometimes, it feels like I’m running non-stop on the hamster wheel. When that happens, I like to make a list of the things I’m doing or working on to see if the feeling is justified. Spoiler: it usually is. Here’s my current list.
Friends and family understand why I’m so pressed for time, but there will occasionally be some who unthinkingly ask this valuable commodity of me, and it stresses me out because I’m bad at saying no and then I feel resentful for saying yes.
I do offer my time as a service: I officially mentor other writers for free; I’ve donated Ask Me Anythings to fundraisers; and I volunteer for many organizations without compensation.
In fact, speaking of donating my time, here’s a fundraising auction for an invaluable organization, We Need Diverse Books:
Interested in writing children’s literature? You can bid on this item at the WNDB auction and help a good cause at the same time!
