What Should I Be Writing?

The other day I was driving and thinking. That can be a scary combination, but I allowed my mind to wander. I guess you could say I was wandering through Eastern Kentucky in my car while my mind wandered to different places in my imagination.

I pondered my writing career, such as it is these days, and tried to determine what I should be working on, what I should do next. I came up with a list of “10 Books I Should Be Writing.” Here they are, in no particular order:

1. Procrastination Made Simple . . . Tomorrow
2. How to Clean Your House While You Should Be Writing
3. A Never-Ending Story: Silently Correcting Grammar on Social Media
4. Pack on Pounds: How to Gain Weight in Your Fifties
5. How to Reorganize Your House While You Should be Writing
6. I Really Needed Those Brain Cells: Over 30 Years in Education
7. So Many Books, So Little Time: The Incredible Expanding To-Be-Read Pile
8. Point-of-View, Schmoint-of-View: Will I Ever Complete This Novel?
9. How to Alphabetize Your Spices While You Should Be Writing
10. Writing Deadlines and How to Stretch Them

I’m sure there are more I could be writing, but, hey, I’m only one guy. Maybe someday I’ll start working on these pieces, right after I rearrange my bookshelf (Wow, another idea . . .). For now, tell me: what books should YOU be writing?

Carlton Hughes, represented by Cyle Young of Hartline Literary, wears many hats. By day, he is a professor of communication. On Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings, he serves as a children’s pastor. In his “spare time,” he is a freelance writer. Carlton is an empty-nesting dad and devoted husband who likes long walks on the beach, old sitcoms, and chocolate—all the chocolate. His work has been featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Dating Game, The Wonders of Nature, Let the Earth Rejoice, Just Breathe, So God Made a Dog, and Everyday Grace for Men. His latest book is Adventures in Fatherhood, co-authored with Holland Webb.