So, here it is 15 months since I last posted. Can I really do this blog thing? I don't know. I'm going to keep trying though. I am currently swamped with paid writing work, so I feel a bit guilty for even writing this right now, but a minute ago I was playing Scramble on Facebook, so I guess even being here indicates progress.
It's interesting that the last time I posted I had just finished Ariel Gore's online writing class, because I've just come back from her Writers' Camp near Mt. Shasta in northern California. It was a really great week of making new friends, writing, getting good feedback, and hanging out in an awesome spa.
I spent at least as much time moving from sauna to cold plunge (37 degree stream!) as I did writing, and I didn't get nearly as much sleep as I'd have liked, because we were all up late playing Apples to Apples and hanging out. But it was a week of rejuvenation for me, and ultimately, that's as good for me the writer as the writing was.
There are plans in the works to stay in touch via some sort of file sharing so that we can continue to share work and get feedback. It'll be a while before I work on my novel; first I've got to get these paying jobs completed. But there is really something to be said for a writers' community in keeping one connected to one's muse and motivated to move forward.
I'll be aiming for motivation in the coming months as I get to work on my website at long last. Stay tuned.
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