is there an author in the house

Old, decrepit - mind going - arghhh. I've been down - I am finding it hard to sort myself out. OK the government pays me some money not to teach - they call it a retirement pension.

I sort of feel that I should be trying to get work when at the back of my mind - I don't want to - its only stupid commitments that hold me back. I really get little enjoyment out of teaching and I really don't want to do some mundane clerical job in the council or as a temp - that's if they would employ me.

So I enjoy writing - even getting together a training package was more satisfying than the delivery. So I have decided to try and become a proper writer. I have started reviewing my ideas. I plan to organise myself so that I write a thousand marketable words a day - either articles or chapters of a book.

I am also starting to clear the decks - getting rid of unnecessary junk - deciding what commitments I want - what I don't want - and what I don't need.