Writing With a Heavy Heart

This post is a struggle to write. I wish I didn’t have to write these words at all.

Things in my life have taken an unexpected turn, and I need to make some changes. Changes I am reluctant to make.

There is a book on my shelf that talks about focusing your life on one thing. By one thing, the author means not having several projects in the works at the same time. The problem is life generally doesn’t work that way.

As regular readers of this blog know, I have several large projects in the works along with weekly posting. Combined with my day job duties, things have reached that point where I need to change some areas in my life.

I’m talking about priorities.

With everything in my life, finding balance is becoming increasingly difficult. I must make some changes.

I have decided that the first change I must make is the I must drop out of the A to Z Challenge. This makes me sad since I did enjoy it so much last year. I’ve lost the joy in blogging regularly.

I have also decided that I will be posting less. My goal has been to post 3-4 times each week. Life has been such a roller coaster that this has been difficult in the past several months. My hope is to post one time per week, even if that post is a Thought for the Day.

This schedule will be at least through the month of April and perhaps well into May. During this time, I will be focusing on my fiction as I am in the middle of drafting a novel. Writing this novel takes the remainder of my energy each evening, and there isn’t much to begin with right now.

Thank you all for reading my posts. I’ve truly appreciated all of the comments and everything I’ve learned.

This isn’t the end, just a different beginning.