The Mind of a Struggling Writer

Over the last few days I have tried to digest the news that has rocked the world we live in. On the day I was teaching 11 year old children how to find the truth in a news document; on the day I enjoyed a juicy medium rare steak with my fiance on our second anniversary; these events seemed trivial. The food and wine had the after taste of ash in my mouth. Why? The answer is simple. A great act of terror was done, and the world mourned. On the day of November 13, 2015 several hundred people in Paris were the victims of a terrorist attack. As the beasts of ISIS claimed responsibility, the world had flashbacks of September 11, 2001. Justice must, and assuredly must be done to those who are guilty. And applause to the Parisian government to attacking ISIS installations today and in the future. Now, lets get to the rub of the argument. Many people want to paint all Muslims the same; anti-American, wanting to impose Sharia law, woman beaters, anti-Semitic, anti-Christian. While yes, this...

I haven't posted here in a while. I have been super busy with work and school. Luckily I am now finished with class, and Spring Break began today. With my new teaching job, I have realized it is not going to leave me much time to write during the school year. I was planning on this, though I do wish I had more time to focus on my writing, but it is what it is. I'm making a good living and have been the happiest I have been in years with my new career. So I have decided that during breaks from school will need to be my productive times. Which means two weeks in Winter, a week in the Spring, and then roughly 2.5 months in the Summer will be my key periods for writing. It doesn't seem like a lot of time, but if I stick to the plan I believe I will have a much more productive year. I can defiantly get a couple of smaller projects done this week. My goal is to finish a short story collection I started last year as well as make headway into a novel. I'm also going to try ...