Well, it’s nearly the end of my summer break. I have officially 9 more days of freedom, before I start back to school again. And of course, like most of my students, I’m now in a hypermode to get everything done that I should have been doing all summer.

First and foremost on my list is to complete the 2 proposals for new biographies. You see, I’ve decided to take things to the next level with the biographies. I’m choosing 2 subjects who are incredibly prolific and best-selling to concentrate on for the time being. I would like to be able to take my career to the next level, and while I have loved working on lesser known authors, it’s a bit annoying at times to have people say “who?” Both of these authors would cure that situation, for sure. Of course, along with that, it means a new agent, one who is more in tune with the non-fiction biography markets. So I’ve been supporting the USPS single-handedly this summer as well.

This, of course, means that I’ll be working multiple years on each one and doing quite a bit of reading as well. That’s ok. There’s nothing I enjoy more than relaxing in the summer and reading as much as possible. It’s not what my kids will be squeezing in during the next 9 days, but it suits me fine.

*** Just received my copy of First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde, so I’ll be doing some pleasure reading this weekend.