2010...2010...2010....damn I'll be 30 this year! Yikes, actually no, I'm happy to enter my 30's the 20's were definitely "roaring", so I'm excited about what the next decade will bring. One thing I do know that it has already brought is nice warm coffee at 5:00 am. I've been trying to wake up every weekday at 5 am to begin the day by writing or reading. So far, so good. I haven't written anything terribly good, but I'm still writing poetry, it seems the muse doesn't wake up as early as I do...yet! I have begun to edit another book for WriteLife. This will be the third book that I edit for them. I've grown a liking to editing. I'm a little harsh, but I think that is what any good writer wants, to get constructive criticism. After the first chapter, the story is off to a great start and I'm excited to see what it unveils since it takes place in Honduras during the early 20th century...coffee plantations, dictators, United Fruit Company....I hope so!
I'm hosting a poetry contest for my high school students. They are very excited about this. I think this will be the first time anything like this has ever been done, so I'm anxious to see the response not only from the students but also from the teachers. I know there are a lot students that write poetry because I catch them writing it when they are not paying attention to my lesson, but it's ok, since it's poetry I'll let it slide. There are also a lot of student that like to rap, so hopefully they can see that connection and submit to the contest. I saw a student the other day with Tupac's poetry book, made me curious to see what he wrote about.
I've submitted my manuscript to a few contest. Everyday when I get home I rush to the mailbox, hoping to get word from any of those contest, but no word.
The "plan" is to blog at least once a week and if time or excitement permit, maybe twice a week. Well, here is to the new year and new decade.....cheers lads!!
