After a Long, LONG Winter's Nap
The Strokesmodel remembers she has a blog out there somewhere in cyberspace. Not that the past 30 months have been uninspired--quite the contrary. I refuse to fall back on my stock-in-trade excuse that I have been too busy living my life than to write about it. That is a cop-out.
Several recent developments have drawn me back to this blog with the intention of making a fresh start. First and foremost was a breakout session on Demystifying Social Media at last weekend's District 40 Toastmasters Conference. Angie Palmer, fellow Toastmaster and owner of Skye Public Relations, presented the breakout.
Here is a link to Angie's Top 10 list of Reasons to Use Social Media.
Another was the reunion with an old college friend I hadn't seen in 20 years. Krit's position as headmaster of a boy's boarding school in Bangkok brought him back to my vicinity. One of the schools he visited posted photos from that visit on its blog.
During our get-together, Krit asked me if I blogged. How embarrassing for me, a writer by avocation, to tell him I hadn't posted in it in over two years! This is an effort to metaphorically hit the Reset button.
Finally, because I resolved at the beginning of this year that my primary goal was to become re-enchanted with writing. An initial step in this process was scheduling Friday night "writing dates" at the local Barnes & Noble. Another is participating in writing group meetings.
Later this spring I will attend the IWWG annual conference "Remember the Magic" in Saratoga Springs, NY. On my visit to Chautauqua Institution in August, I will audit both writing workshops. I am stoked about both events!
Off to bed to dream about summer writing retreats and road trips!
The Strokesmodel remembers she has a blog out there somewhere in cyberspace. Not that the past 30 months have been uninspired--quite the contrary. I refuse to fall back on my stock-in-trade excuse that I have been too busy living my life than to write about it. That is a cop-out.
Several recent developments have drawn me back to this blog with the intention of making a fresh start. First and foremost was a breakout session on Demystifying Social Media at last weekend's District 40 Toastmasters Conference. Angie Palmer, fellow Toastmaster and owner of Skye Public Relations, presented the breakout.
Here is a link to Angie's Top 10 list of Reasons to Use Social Media.
Another was the reunion with an old college friend I hadn't seen in 20 years. Krit's position as headmaster of a boy's boarding school in Bangkok brought him back to my vicinity. One of the schools he visited posted photos from that visit on its blog.
During our get-together, Krit asked me if I blogged. How embarrassing for me, a writer by avocation, to tell him I hadn't posted in it in over two years! This is an effort to metaphorically hit the Reset button.
Finally, because I resolved at the beginning of this year that my primary goal was to become re-enchanted with writing. An initial step in this process was scheduling Friday night "writing dates" at the local Barnes & Noble. Another is participating in writing group meetings.
Later this spring I will attend the IWWG annual conference "Remember the Magic" in Saratoga Springs, NY. On my visit to Chautauqua Institution in August, I will audit both writing workshops. I am stoked about both events!
Off to bed to dream about summer writing retreats and road trips!
Labels: fresh starts, procrastination, spring, writing
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