After nearly a month of moving, putting things in boxes, taking things out of boxes, telling my kids to quit fighting over who gets to sit in the biggest box, the box that has proved to be my favorite is up and running: My new modem.
I have spent the entire morning checking emails, reading facebook posts, catching up on friends' blogs, and getting reaquainted with the literary world. I feel like I have been re-accepted into society. Which makes me ponder being connected.
When your community of people is scattered to all ends of the world, being connected to them is dependent on your ability to reach them. Yay for facebook! But...
I find myself thinking about how important it is to not only reach out over those lines, but make a proactive effort to connect.
I am blessed with a writing community in my area that I haven't taken advantage of, at all. Shame on me. It's time.
At the SCBWI Conference, nearly every speaker spoke about the importance of your community. Writers groups, regional SCBWI groups, online writing groups, a friend from school. Find someone who shares your passion, and make yourself accountable to them for your writing.
Where to start? Not really sure. But I do hear a night out with my local Hamline group scratching at my door.
Hey Tracy, thinking about you. This is Kate (as in Chris and Lu), btw.
ReplyDeleteSo far, there are three of us from Hamline MFAC going to the St. Thomas Hubbs Children's Literature conference. We're stopping at Sweeney's in St. Paul afterward. Join us! And count me among those scratching at your door!
ReplyDeleteI'd tag along to the conference...or meet up with ya'll at Sweeney's if you wouldn't mind.
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