So, I went to my first writer’s conference last weekend.
I could do a blow by blow of the size (small and manageable), facilities (well-appointed community college), instructors (sterling), and classes (many and varied), but I thought it better to address the immediate impact it had on my approach to Inspired Melancholy.
The question of whether to blog at all has gnawed me since I started this thing. Despite reminders that authors need to self-promote I’m also aware that the prime concern is finishing the book – ya gotta have the goods before you sell them, you know? So I’ve gone about this rather half-assed, with infrequent posts under a hard-to-Google title.
The session I attended on blogging for writers convinced me that yes, I need to continue, but not as I have been.
In the coming months I’m likely going to change the URL to something easier to find (with redirects). I’m also going to take you down the research rabbit-hole with me, so alchemy and Elizabethan occultism is forthcoming.
Stay posted.
Looking forward to it! (’cause I know you’ve been writing and I’m happy that you’re doing it as I know you’ve wanted to for a long time … but I also miss you)