So when it comes to last year, it's not exactly a secret that 2020 was a challenge for a lot of people. Ever since the Covid-19 outbreak hit and became global, a lot of people's lives became more difficult and plans had to be changed.
In my case, even though I personally didn't suffer that much, all my speaking engagements were cancelled. I also couldn't get a new job either (I was hopeful that I would get one), which was a pretty big disappointment and a thing that depressed me.
At the same time, just because things certainly didn't go as well as I had hoped for, that doesn't mean that the past year was all bad for me. There were some things that I can actually be proud of and that surprised me in a good way.
Writings-wise the past year was a fairly good one for me despite the setbacks. I actually managed to finish my children's book (53k words, 180 pages total) and made sure that it worked from start to finish (I sent it to the remaining publishers that are out there).
Another good thing about 2020, undoubtedly, was that I started doing some volunteering work for another foundation. I was asked to do a weekly writing workshop and help with different projects that have to do with creative writing and storytelling.
So when it comes this year, 2021, and my plans as a writer, I have to say that I don't know yet what I'm going to do. It's not clear whether I'm going to start working on a bigger writing project that would require a lot of work and effort from me as a writer.
The biggest reason for this - I for once have some good news - is that I just started a new job a week ago. I started working at a school as an afterschool instructor for kids (7-8 year olds) and that is going to require a lot of attention and energy from me.
The second reason that I might be not that much into writing is that I've - finally - started looking at the possibility of getting myself a house nearby the place I live. I've thought about building my own house sometime in the near future.
After all, considering that I now get regularly paid and that I also have a property / real estate where I can build the house, I've been paying some attention to that now. That's something that is definitely going to take some of my energy too (besides the job).
Still, when it comes to this whole thing, just because I'm busy at the moment and have had problems even starting to write these articles, that doesn't mean that I'm going to give up on writing. I'm not saying that writing is not something that isn't important to me anymore.
On the contrary, even though I have things to do at the moment, writing is still one of the most important things to me. It's a really important part of my existence, so even if I don't manage to start a big project this year, that doesn't mean that I'm giving up on the craft.
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