I'm peeking at you from behind a stack of ungraded papers. . .
I recently wrote a blog post for the group website I founded in July, 2 about what I do when I'm not writing, for the group website I founded in July, 2013, and I'm cross-posting it here:
When I’m not writing, I’m. . .
. . . grading or writing lesson plans. In my day job, I teach 7th grade English Language Arts and Reading, so during the school year, the time I have on the weekends is usually devoted to “domestic goddessing” and teacher stuff. I won’t lie: this is a frustrating situation for me. I work super-hard on Saturdays to get everything done, but it’s never enough time, and I usually end up grading papers and writing plans on Sundays. I’m working at finding a balance between teaching/prepping/grading and my job as an author, but I have yet to discover anything that works as well as extended holidays (when I’m “Mom” because all my kids come home), and [just saying it makes me smile:] summer vacation.
. . . adding content to the website I created as an extension of my classroom, and which I hope serves to provide helpful content for other teachers, too.
. . .working behind the scenes at UncommonYA.com . In July, 2013, I founded this group website for authors who write “gritty” YA. We collectively produce a blog post fifty-two weeks a year, five days a week, with the goal of growing our Internet presence and supporting each others’ marketing efforts. Now standing strong with over 30 authors, UncommonYA has a growing audience. I administer the site, send out weekly blog post reminders, upload posts by 6 A.M. Monday through Friday, send out tweets, & share them on the UncommonYA Facebook page (“Like” us, won’t you?) And please follow us on Twitter!
. . . interacting with my friends, family, & readers on my Facebook page. Two of my daughters live out of state, so Facebook is a great way for me to keep up with them, and I enjoy the friendships I’ve formed with other authors, teachers, librarians, & readers.
. . . so, what about writing? Even though I am severely strapped for extended storyweaving time from mid-August to the second week of June, I’m continually jotting down notes and mentally prewriting during the year. Come the first day of my summer vacation, I keep an office-like schedule, writing from 9 – 5, with the goal of producing a complete novel by the end of the summer.
When I’m not writing, I’m. . .
. . . grading or writing lesson plans. In my day job, I teach 7th grade English Language Arts and Reading, so during the school year, the time I have on the weekends is usually devoted to “domestic goddessing” and teacher stuff. I won’t lie: this is a frustrating situation for me. I work super-hard on Saturdays to get everything done, but it’s never enough time, and I usually end up grading papers and writing plans on Sundays. I’m working at finding a balance between teaching/prepping/grading and my job as an author, but I have yet to discover anything that works as well as extended holidays (when I’m “Mom” because all my kids come home), and [just saying it makes me smile:] summer vacation.
. . . adding content to the website I created as an extension of my classroom, and which I hope serves to provide helpful content for other teachers, too.
. . .working behind the scenes at UncommonYA.com . In July, 2013, I founded this group website for authors who write “gritty” YA. We collectively produce a blog post fifty-two weeks a year, five days a week, with the goal of growing our Internet presence and supporting each others’ marketing efforts. Now standing strong with over 30 authors, UncommonYA has a growing audience. I administer the site, send out weekly blog post reminders, upload posts by 6 A.M. Monday through Friday, send out tweets, & share them on the UncommonYA Facebook page (“Like” us, won’t you?) And please follow us on Twitter!
. . . interacting with my friends, family, & readers on my Facebook page. Two of my daughters live out of state, so Facebook is a great way for me to keep up with them, and I enjoy the friendships I’ve formed with other authors, teachers, librarians, & readers.
. . . so, what about writing? Even though I am severely strapped for extended storyweaving time from mid-August to the second week of June, I’m continually jotting down notes and mentally prewriting during the year. Come the first day of my summer vacation, I keep an office-like schedule, writing from 9 – 5, with the goal of producing a complete novel by the end of the summer.
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