Introduction

Hi! My name is Michele Powers and I teach 9th grade English at Central West High School in Fresno, CA. I've been teaching for 15 years, most of which were in Elementary. I taught General Ed Kindergarten for two years, and 4th grade for one year, then switched to Special Ed, which I then taught for the next 10 years. But, eventually I needed a change. I had started on my goal- becoming a published author, and I was burnt out teaching Special Ed. So, in order to make my day job align with my night job, I asked to be transferred to the High School and I was given a position teaching English. And I am so happy! Especially since, I'm pleased to report, just two weeks ago I signed a contract with my dream publisher for my first book which will release Spring/Summer of 2016! Whoo! Hoo!

Me, tired and worn out from working two jobs, husband, toddler and a teenage son:

Unfortunately, my High School/District can't claim me because I'm a dedicated romance writer (I belong to RWA- Romance Writers of America) and I write steamy romance. Not YA, not mainstream women's fiction, or even sweet romance - hot romance. In fact, I intend to write books similiar to this:

Hahaha. So, I write under a seekrit pen name. And to be truthful, this teaching gig is just my day job until one day I can quit and write full time (every writer's dream).

Personality Test


I took the Myers-Brigg test and discovered that I'm a INFJ and my second closest type is ENFJ. To be truthful, I was pleased with this. This sounds like me. Or well, an idealized version of me. I'm not as altruistic as my type suggests I should be! But it's true, staying true to my own personal morals and values is very important to me. INFJ is why I write, and why I teach too:

If your closest personality type is INFJ then you have a strong, private sense of knowledge and vision, often for hidden things that other people would think can't be known. You see imaginative possibilities and insights, especially in relation to people, anticipating a future for them that they can't even see themselves. Although you probably have some strong relationships, your insights may be so unusual that others find them difficult to accept, and you may therefore find it difficult to articulate them.

I think this part of the ENFJ type is probably the core reason why I'm am a teacher: 

you are someone who seeks to develop and promote personal growth in your friends, family or colleagues. You sometimes have a sense of their potential which may extend beyond how they see themselves.