The Blessed Life

I'm super thankful for a number of things. And it's not even Thanksgiving.

My friends, family members, and my college. Houghton sometimes irritates the snot out of me, but that's mostly due to the administration. The students and the professors are all phenomenal. I'm bummed that in two weeks I'll be done classes, in three weeks I'll be done finals, and in under a month I'll be graduating. But for the time I'm here, I'm thankful for what I've been able to learn and for those professors that have made an obvious impact in my life.

I just got back from a half hour long chat with my senior seminar professor and we basically just talked about writing after college and what my plans were. Sometimes it's nice to be looked at as a semi-adult and not as a child. When I sat down and told him that I finished editing my novella and added a few chapters to the end, he laughed and I asked why. "It's just...you say 'I added a few chapters' the way most people say 'I added a couple paragraphs'."

I couldn't rightly explain it, so I tried and I think I failed. I attempted to remind my professor that I had a fairly easy semester and had a lot of free time, which I utilized as often as possible for writing, hence why I was coming out with a "book count" and not a "word count" as my prof said. He then asked me whether or not I was planning to get my fifth book done by graduation. I hesitantly said, "I hope so. My realistic goal is before I turn 24 in June. My 'gosh-I-hope-I-can' goal is by graduation. Then it can be a double celebration!"

A small bit of fear grips me at the prospect of emailing all five books to my prof at the end of the semester (or when book five is done). I've never offered for a professor to read my books, which I think is something that should be done eventually, but it's daunting. To have someone that has spent the past three years looking at my writing, critiquing it, and pushing me forward is almost terrifying. But on one hand I kind of hope it'll act as a prelude to sending my book to publishers. If my prof can read it and enjoy it (which is my sincere hope), then maybe someone else can read it and enjoy it.

Welp, I gotta go off to lunch. Happy writing everyone.

Currently Writing: Revelation
Currently Reading: Eldest by Christopher Paolini
Currently Listening to: "Down" by Two Steps From Hell