06.22.08
The Next Book
The second book is hard.
The first one was written ten minutes here, two hours there, for as long as my heart desired. I did it as a hobby - something to divide my time into student time and my time. Because, contrary to students’ beliefs, a new teacher really does spend every waking minute thinking and acting for their students. One instructor told my class that we should break up with our partners now, because if we didn’t, the job would do it for us. Needless to say, not everything your teachers say is true.
I spent years on the first book. I loved writing it. If it didn’t sell, it didn’t matter. Part of the joy was in the dreaming.
With one book down, I struggled for a year to find something new to write. A year without writing is a long one indeed. And maybe that’s the reason I quit my job, because when I found it all I wanted was to get it down.
