Update! Rust: Season Two is prepping for launch.

Both my blog and my newsletter have been quiet recently because I’ve been really, really busy. Like, busy. Italicised busy. When I’m not doing my teaching placement (6am-6pm, five days a week – the mother of unpaid internships), I’m studying and writing essays. When I’m not writing essays, I’m repairing the house. When I’m not repairing the house, I’m cleaning it, or cooking bulk-loads of bolognaise sauce. And when I’m not doing that, I’m writing for you. Eighteen months to go, guys. Eighteen months of almost full-time, unpaid, emotionally eviscerating work, before I get to do it for real. If anyone ever told you teaching high-school is a simple gig… if anyone ever said, “Those who can’t, teach”… If anyone ever acted like teachers have it easy because they leave work at 3 (ha! Ha! HAHAHA!) or get extended holidays (HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA) or don’t have to deal with bureaucracy (Stop it, you’re killing me!) then punch them. Punch them right in their faces, with both fists. Simultaneously. And yet, I teach. Because I love it. Because getting a troublesome class to pay attention and care about their futures is the second most rewarding feeling in my professional career. The first? Finishing a novel, duh. Which is why you’re reading this post. Because you want my books. And I’m glad to say that, despite my time being limited, the incredible contributions of friends and fans through my GoFundMe campaign have allowed me to spend my few free hours writing instead of retail-slaving. […]