There are a million things I want to do with my two and a half precious weeks. Naturally, I’ve been binge-watching Sherlock Holmes and going to pool parties instead. I consider the pool party I’m going to today to be a legitimate networking event. I was moved from third to fourth grade math and science and I will be getting to know my new team over snacks and adult beverages before we dive (pun intended) into the new school year together.
Of course, I have been doing writer stuff as well. I finally found a quiet corner in a library
where I can sit in front of my laptop and focus on letting my imagination
roam. I have adapted Brooklyn into a play to be performed by a group of kids in a after school program. I will be taking a class on
finding your character’s voice taught by The Truth About Alice author Jennifer
Mathieu and another class on how to polish a picture book manuscript taught by picture book author Kathy
Duval.
It is a great thing to be able to plan your own day. When I
win the lottery, literally or figuratively, I will do it full time. For now, I have the following goals for my
last few weeks of summer:
1. Write a
rough draft for 2-3 new stories2. Finish all five seasons of Sherlock Holmes
3. Float in the pool
Awesome plan!
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