Back from my haitus

So much has happened since I last posted here. Too much to recount. Besides the release of Running for My Life, the most exciting thing to happen during my sabbatical was, ironically, I began teaching. Teaching, for me, is a triumph over the arthritic condition that has disabled me for much of the past two years, and it is a great love.

In my online writing class I have the best and nicest students. They are writing great stories, putting the ardour and struggles of their teenage protagonists onto the pages of their novels with incredible skill and craftsmanship. It doesn’t seem like I do anything as their teacher because they came to the class already knowledgeable and talented. Nevertheless, they assure me that they are getting something out of the class. As long as there are students who want to work on crafting stories for young adults and teenagers, I’m happy to help in any way I can. It’s been the most fun I’ve had since forever.

If it took a disabling illness to get me to leave my job and take-up writing and teaching for a living…then, this illness has been a blessing.