I got an email today, from a textbook publisher's rep, asking if he can invade my office hours to try to sell me some overpriced, useless bullshit to foist onto my students.
Umm...no. No I will not let some idiot salescritter bother me during my office hours. Those are reserved for my students, not some twat trying to sell me a poor quality version of something I can make a better version of myself. If he shows up regardless of me ignoring his email, I'll politely invite him to go fuck himself.
I have better things to do with my time. Like finish Pendragon Resurgent, revise my textbook to fix a few typos, or grade papers. Or maybe hit myself in the knee with a hammer. Or put a knitting needle through my hand. Yeah, that sounds like a better use of my time.
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I think maybe you are like me. I was not happy teaching. Maybe you should bag it and try to write full time. I mean, if that woman who wrote Harry Potter books could do it, how hard can it be?
ReplyDeleteI love teaching. I love reading the papers, and telling my students how to improve.
DeleteI hate assigning numeric value to their work. Hate that part. The rest of it is the best job ever.
I could write full time if I could match my current income. (It would take selling 87 books/week--and I average two per month. Biggest problem is that I have no clue how to really market my work, and no ability to simply take stuff on the road.) So, I keep teaching, and keep writing as a part-time thing.
My mom made a lot of money writing books for teachers in the 70's and 80's. She might know something about marketing though I realize it's a completely different demographic you are after. She's 85 and just finished her memoirs. She sent me a copy and I thought it was pretty good for an old Lady. I'll ask her. She lives in a retirement community but she travels a lot, so I will have to email her.
DeleteYour mom sounds like a fascinating lady.
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