Yes, I recognize that it’s been a while since I’ve made a post here. I also recognize that I haven’t done as much as I usually do in the writing world for a few years now. There are two main reasons for that.
- I’ve been in grad school
- I think I might have burned out
The good news is that I just graduated. The bad news is that I’ve had a hard time maintaining basically anything else in my life. I’ve been informed that this can happen in grad school. However, I think I actually slowly started burning out. I started to suspect this when I had a hard time maintaining my WIP updates. I usually write or edit daily. It’s a great creative mental break from everything else in my life. It’s also something I generally look forward to.
Additionally, I tend to get very emotionally invested in my books (something I’ve been well-informed NOT to do). That’s harder to do when I feel emotionally drained. There’s some family stuff that’s been going on for a while now that I’m not willing to discuss publicly. But that hasn’t helped the situation.
As for graduating, I find that it’s all bittersweet. My grad program is something that interests me. I generally enjoyed it and found my studies engaging. But now I have to engage in the job search (something I find frustrating and, admittedly, overwhelming). That being said, I will figure it out. I always do.
I will continue writing, editing, and publishing my work. Additionally, I will repair my finances. And I look forward to having an actual marketing budget. I have so many plans that I’ve just been stuck with due to reasons I don’t want to get into publicly.
But, yes, I am still here.
(By the way, my website is now officially over 10 years old. That realization makes me feel old.)
