M.I.A.

You may (or may not) have noticed that I was absent last week. Things were kind of busy and hectic and, honestly, I was in a bad mood. Not one of those bad moods where I want to be angry at everyone and everything, but one of those bad moods were I wanted to go to sleep and never wake up. Not the best mood, really.

I was (well, still am) grappling with some stuff. Some of that stuff has to do with writing. I haven't lost my love for it or anything, but sometimes I feel like it's taking up a lot of time and it's just not getting the results that I want or need. I haven't stopped. In fact, I started a pretty awesome story last week that's not really my style at all, but I fell in love with it because it's been helping me get out some emotions and thoughts that I'm not entirely comfortable with. I tried working on Amory, but my mood didn't allow much. That doesn't mean that I'm off track or anything; it just means that I didn't work on it as much as I wanted to.

Now that I've sufficiently warned you, I can get to the bad news.

Tomorrow I start summer school. That means my hours change, so instead of going to work in the afternoons, I'll start in the morning and be home anywhere between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. I could do what I'm doing now, which is write a blog post the night before and schedule it to be posted in the morning. Or I could tell you all that the time is about to change and to look for my posts in the early to late afternoon. Or I could take the third option, which is to take a little break from this thing and come back when I'm adjusted to my new schedule.

Based on last week, which option do you think I'm going with?

I'm not leaving forever. My plan is to take a vacation for the rest of June and then come back June 30th, since July 1st is on a Tuesday. And this isn't just because of the schedule. I have to step back and make some tough decisions about my writing and where it's going. I figure with one less thing to worry about, I can keep a clear mind and look to the future instead of making rash decisions based on the present.

But that doesn't mean I'll be completely MIA, no matter what the blog post says. I'll still be on Twitter (well, as much as I am on Twitter) and Tumblr (see previous parenthetical note), and I'm not leaving you guys empty handed! Tomorrow (Tuesday the 17th), All You Left Behind will be on sale for $1.99. From tomorrow morning (Tuesday...I hate writing for future dates) until Saturday at midnight, you can get the first book for almost 72% off! That's a steal! (Insert cheesy 80s music here.) For those of you who follow me on Twitter, I'll remind you every now and again about the deal (and that I'm still alive).

So, have a good June, people. I'll see you soon.