Laser Focus

I love Camp NaNoWriMo.

The thing about camp is that you can do pretty much anything related to writing. This will be the third summer I'm using camp to edit one of my WIPs.

Of course, I can edit anytime, but that's just it, it's so easy to get distracted by shiny things. Camp gives me a goal. I'm accountable to my NaNo buddies. I can't let them down!

Now, where was I...

Brain Puddle

I haven't touched this blog in quite some time.

This past school year sapped all of my creative juices. I took a position working with at risk youth. More specifically, I have a K-3 class comprised of kids who were "asked to leave" their neighborhood schools because of the degree of misbehavior they exhibited in the classroom/school. While my class is small number wise, every one of them is defiant and oppositional. I come home wiped out. I don't even have the energy to cook.

Thankfully, my son, Josh, has come to my rescue. He has made me dinner practically every week night this year, for which I am eternally grateful.

What does this have to do with writing?
Nothing and everything. Nothing as in, I've no creative energy left to write.

Whine, whine, whine.

Actually, while immensely stressful, I love the challenge of my job. I feel like I'm making a difference in the lives of kids who have been cast aside. Hopefully next year I'll be able to find more balance!

Now, that summer break is here I'm looking forward to turning my writer brain back on!