Weekly Update 78
Number’s getting pretty high there.
Hey! Welcome back. My name is Seth Oberlender and I am a writer trying to break out of my cocoon and become an author. The metaphor is pretty thin because I need help to do that, unlike the caterpillar… anyway.
I am currently searching for an agent and so far, have come up empty handed. I started this blog in an attempt to show prospective agents my skills as a writer, my consistency, and my steps toward finishing my book. I finished the book a long time ago. If you are an agent reading this, the book is titled The Void Full of Starlight, and it has received rave reviews from some very biased people. If you would like to read it, please let me know.
A blog consisting only of a desperate plea is short and unbecoming, so here is the part where I tell you about my personal life. Aside from writing I have been trying my hardest at my day job: fifth grade English teacher. The year just started and so far, it is going well. I feel like I have learned so many things from my first year but have forgotten so much practical knowledge. Regardless, “Mr. O” is back and better than ever.
We started the year talking about Henry David Thoreau. I love Thoreau, so I was very excited to read his biography (even if it was stripped and condensed for elementary schoolers). It felt good to use knowledge gained from college, I don’t use that information nearly enough. Outside of school I have been trying new things and returning to some old pastimes. I am several hours into GTA 5’s story mode and I have started to take running a bit more seriously. These are simply the “new interest” my brain has jumped too. I am also into Magic the Gathering, Lorcana, Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer, anime, movies, sitcoms, and books. I used to get overwhelmed and suffer from decision paralysis, but recently I have decided to not let my shifting interest get to me. I was playing VR games nonstop only a week ago and I don’t feel guilty for stopping. I was committed to playing Animal Crossing every day at the beginning of the month, but I have no interest in returning to it any time soon. I have a lot of things I think are cool, and that is ok.
Sorry for getting weird at the end, it is extremely easy to start talking like I am talking to myself. One day, people will look back at these blogs and try to find hints of my stories or who I was. But right now, it’s just me and my keyboard.
See you next week.