In the immortal words of Monty Python: "I'm not dead!"

Wow, it's hard to believe I've neglected to write a blog post for 6 whole months. And there I was, on a roll...

Here is my triumphant return to the blogosphere, my attempt to kickstart my groove once more. What has happened since I last wrote? To be honest, nothing earth-shattering, but herein lies the highlights.

Firstly, I survived my first semester of teaching! At this point, we are about halfway through the 3rd quarter, which will end just before the first week of April, which is our Spring Break! It's going well. It's not perfect, by any stretch, and there are days I want to pull my hair out, but all-in-all, I still believe I picked the right profession. I've done some fun things with my history classes, one of which will be a mock trial involving Robespierre and the Reign of Terror, starting tomorrow! I've truly made great friends with some of my fellow teachers, and also have fostered great relationships with my students.

Part of my New Years' Resolution was to take my writing to the next level, or as much as I could. So, I used Reedsy, a fantastic site for hiring freelance editors, and beyond, for your writing needs. I commissioned my very own editor, Lauren Hughes, and I have to say that I've loved every moment of it. Lauren did a developmental assessment on Cardinal Virtue, and the feedback was incredibly positive and constructive. I can't wait to dive into editing.

In other writing news, I've begun working on the next in the Eastfall series. The working title is The Stones of Avebury, and is going to be Outlander meets Arthuriana. It'll be my attempt at tackling more of historical Arthur, than legendary Arthur. I'm ecstatic about it, and will submit an excerpt to the Hearts Through History chapter of the Romance Writers of America (which I have joined). Speaking of, I also submitted Cardinal Virtue to the Kiss of Death chapter of RWA. We will see how that goes!

As for the weight loss front... I'm not where I want to be. But is anyone ever where they want to be? I'm still working on it, and have been going to the gym under a personal trainer since October. It's a process, and I will continue to discuss that in my blog posts, as well as discuss my writing, and the research I'm doing for The Stones of Avebury.

Now that you're caught up, I will bid you adieu until next week.

Ciao, friends!