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Hey there, Mogosphere! I've been away for a while because I've returned to real work, and I've barely even had time to walk the dog, let along Mogify.I've returned to teaching. Not at the high school level, but working with 18-24 year old urban high school grads learning to work in investments and high tech. I'm teaching them how to write better, or as I like to say, more good. I did this for a number of reasons. To wit:1.)My world had gotten really small. I was tired of not really seeing anybody, of not feeling like it really mattered on a day to day basis whether I worked or not, and of not having the opportunity to exchange ideas with anyone face-to-face.2.)Writing wasn't paying the bills, and I was spending way too much energy fretting about the financial mess I was in and all of the things that weren't happening with my books rather than appreciating everything that is happening. The business part was starting to suck the fun out of what is a really fun job. Now I can put envy aside for a while (though, come on, it's never far away) and focus on gratitude. Like for the fact that my pseudonymous horror novel has the greatest, most kickass cover of all time. Check it out "here":http://www.amazon.com/Mall-Cthulhu-Seamus-Cooper/dp/15978012753.)I missed it really badly. I've found that, professionally speaking, I'm good at 2 things: writing and teaching. I spent the last 4 and a half years writing exclusively, and there was a whole part of me that was feeling really undernourished.I'm very happy because I'm working in a great place with great people and students who want to be there and have made pretty inspirational choices to change their lives. And now that writing is my second job, I'm thinking it's going to get more fun again. I'm still working out how to get everything done in a day, but that will fall into place.I still need music in my life, and I still like boring people with my opinions, so I'll still be around.
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