New Directions

My second book is about to go to the publisher and I've just finished a very nice profile on one of the top eye surgeons in the world. I'm proud of both pieces but it's time to re-evaluate my writing career--where it's been and where it needs to go next.
Though banging out stories for the local newspaper is easy money and has allowed me to meet many interesting individuals, I've come to dread working on yet another deadline and for very little pay. So this week, I'm going to let both my editors know I'm taking a leave of absence. I want to love writing again--something I've not felt in the past year or so. I want to read and re-read something I've created and just swell with satisfaction knowing I put such a great story together. Other than Robert Osher's story, I haven't felt that way in a long, long time.
Now I want to play around with creative pieces and, if I'm going to devote long stretches of time to projects, I want them to be substantial and worth the time I'm investing.
For a person who abhors change, I have to admit this one feels pretty good!