It's the second day of September, and officially, still summer. In Kansas, our summer temps last well into this month. Still many days in the 90s. By the third week of this month, we will be in fall-- officially. Depending where you live, leaves may have turned color or started to fall gracefully to the ground, piling up waiting for you to come and gather them.
The weather and official calendar days don't matter. To most of us, September feels like a new beginning. Maybe we were conditioned into that because we started a new school year in the beginning of September. Now, most schools begin sometime in August. Whichever, the lazy, hazy days of summer are over, and it's the perfect time to begin a new writing project or something else regarded to writing.
You can take a class on our craft either in person or via zoom. You can read a new book about the writing world. You can make plans to attend a convention where you can schmooze with other writers. You can fulfill that oft-said vow to clean up your writing space. Looking at my own, I think I need to put this at the top of my list. My usual neat-and-tidy self somehow gets lost when it comes to my computer desk.
Maybe you can start on a new story, essay, or poem. Skim though those notes you jotted on a slip of paper or in a small notebook this summer but never got around to using. Now is the perfect time.
It's also a good time to do some marketing. If you have a book that was published, and you've let down on the marketing of it, get inspired to rev it up again. Go through your files and see what never-published pieces you have that are ready to submit. Then, begin the search for a good place to submit your work.
Yes, September is the month of new beginnings, almost like January when a whole new year begins. Don't forget to take a break now and then and go for a walk on one of these September days. There's a different feeling in the air. Enjoy, then head back to your writing world with a renewed vigor.
