Writing or Working?

Since I now run a preschool, Happy Hearts Preschool, in my home I have two in home jobs. I'm always tore between which to do first. And since I'm in a funny mood today, I think I'll share both with you and give you a glimpse into my world. It's really not that much different from any other selling writer. Let me know what you think and if you have any questions.



Preschool
There is a lot of preparation time that goes into a preschool. First you have to acquire students, which means advertising and begging your friends to help you get the word out. And then the real work begins :) Bulletin boards have to be changed out monthly, the calendar has to be changed out monthly, toys, books, and puzzles get changed out weekly. Then there are the art projects and work sheets that have to be planned and copied for each week. Did I mention snacks and drinks that need to be purchased each week? See, very busy job and the most important part of this job is I'm responsible for teaching 3-5 year olds enough to make them excel in Kindergarten.

Writing
Writing is my passion! I love to create books and sell them to publishers. Who wouldn't, right? Here is part of what is involved in writing... First you must sit down and write. Since I write historical, writing requires research, online, library, reading in general, note taking, cliping pictures and articles, collecting anything and everything to make the story true to life. Then there is the creating of characters, I keep a notebook and a piece of paper with a picture of what my main characters look like with a detailed description of what they look like as well (these go on my story board) Now to plot the story, that's a class in itself. Write a synopsis or as I like to call it my road map through the story. Then on to writing the book. After the first three chapters I prepare a proposal to send to my agent, there are forms to fill out. After that is in to her I keep plugging away at finishing that book. While all of this is going on, my already contracted books need attention such as cover art sheets need to be filled out, edits need to be done often I get two sets of edits. Not because I don't get it right the first time, so stop that snickering. Laughing when you sell your books you too will have more than one set of edits but I digress. Once the book is out there, on the shelf. More work begins... it's promotion time! Blog tours, book signing, tweeting, facebooking, and sharing the news with all my friends and family. Now after all that... I want to assure you I LOVE IT ALL!!!