Nothing like running at break-neck speed into graduate classes.
For my only class on Monday, I had a professor that wanted me to "prove" I had a disability. A trip to my audiologist and the Disabilities Service Center on campus, along with some paperwork, solved that. Thankfully, everyone involved was fast at getting things handled.
In my novel writing workshop on Tuesday, I was told that each of us are going to submit work for review 3 times during the semester, and are required to have 50 pages each time. Daunting task, really. On the up side, I will probably finish my novel this semester. On the downside, I have a lot of work to do in the next two weeks to have my first 50 pages ready-to-go.
On Wednesday I learned that my publishing workshop also wants us to have work to submit to publishers. (This makes perfect sense, and I'm kind of kicking myself for not seeing this coming). I've got a few older pieces that I can dust off, but nothing truly submit-worthy. Especially since I think in terms of books and not short stories for magazines and the like. Still, I'm up to the challenge, and interested if I can make any money off of anything I have laying around right now.
Thursday, I thought I was prepared to discuss Moby Dick. Turns out, I wasn't. Not even close. And, bonus points, I got assigned to present the end of the book next week. The only good thing about that is, once I've presented, I don't have to do that again. The bad thing about it is that it's next freaking week. I'm so not ready.
So, I'm sitting here facing my second week of the semester, already feeling a bit overwhelmed. -- I have everything read / done for this coming week. But the two weeks after this one are really going to be rough.
And so it begins ...
Go forth and write!
For my only class on Monday, I had a professor that wanted me to "prove" I had a disability. A trip to my audiologist and the Disabilities Service Center on campus, along with some paperwork, solved that. Thankfully, everyone involved was fast at getting things handled.
In my novel writing workshop on Tuesday, I was told that each of us are going to submit work for review 3 times during the semester, and are required to have 50 pages each time. Daunting task, really. On the up side, I will probably finish my novel this semester. On the downside, I have a lot of work to do in the next two weeks to have my first 50 pages ready-to-go.
On Wednesday I learned that my publishing workshop also wants us to have work to submit to publishers. (This makes perfect sense, and I'm kind of kicking myself for not seeing this coming). I've got a few older pieces that I can dust off, but nothing truly submit-worthy. Especially since I think in terms of books and not short stories for magazines and the like. Still, I'm up to the challenge, and interested if I can make any money off of anything I have laying around right now.
Thursday, I thought I was prepared to discuss Moby Dick. Turns out, I wasn't. Not even close. And, bonus points, I got assigned to present the end of the book next week. The only good thing about that is, once I've presented, I don't have to do that again. The bad thing about it is that it's next freaking week. I'm so not ready.
So, I'm sitting here facing my second week of the semester, already feeling a bit overwhelmed. -- I have everything read / done for this coming week. But the two weeks after this one are really going to be rough.
And so it begins ...
Go forth and write!