[Writing] Yet ANOTHER resolution post
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jon_chaissonOne of the things I forgot to mention on my previous year-end posts was my plans for reaching out in terms of writing. I'm pretty much a solo person when it comes to writing, as I kind of need to be in my own cloud to focus on what I'm working on (playing music is still inspiration fuel, but it also works as a white-noise canceller in a way too, blocking out any errant things such as neighbors or Emm watching TV in the other room). I can work around that, of course, but it takes a bit longer for me to acclimate to it.
I was contemplating going to the San Francisco Writer's Conference in 2013 as I had lots of fun and learned many things at the one this past February, but I've decided I'm going to pass it up. It's well worth the $500+ for the three days, but I came to the conclusion that a conference isn't exactly what I need as a writer. [This doesn't include the next two Worldcons, which we're going to--we have multiple reasons for going to these!]
I was thinking I'd like to be more social in my writing this coming year. I'd like to get more beta readers for the Eden Cycle. I'd also like to find some kind of writer's group in the area. I know there are a few kicking around in the city.
I've been thinking, though...why not try to start one up myself? Once a week or every other week in one of the myriad of coffeehouses in the immediate neighborhood. Focused on science fiction and fantasy. Sure, I could go to one of the many groups down in the Mission, but it's not always easy to head down that way (it's on the other side of town, takes forever via bus, and parking isn't always available). It doesn't have to be big. Or failing that, maybe setting something up to meet online, sort of like how I used to join in the Think Tank chats on Forward Motion back in the day.
I think my point here is that as much as I enjoy the solo flight of being a writer, I also enjoy hanging with other writers and bouncing ideas off them, and I don't get to do that nearly as often as I should.
Something to think about, I guess!
I was contemplating going to the San Francisco Writer's Conference in 2013 as I had lots of fun and learned many things at the one this past February, but I've decided I'm going to pass it up. It's well worth the $500+ for the three days, but I came to the conclusion that a conference isn't exactly what I need as a writer. [This doesn't include the next two Worldcons, which we're going to--we have multiple reasons for going to these!]
I was thinking I'd like to be more social in my writing this coming year. I'd like to get more beta readers for the Eden Cycle. I'd also like to find some kind of writer's group in the area. I know there are a few kicking around in the city.
I've been thinking, though...why not try to start one up myself? Once a week or every other week in one of the myriad of coffeehouses in the immediate neighborhood. Focused on science fiction and fantasy. Sure, I could go to one of the many groups down in the Mission, but it's not always easy to head down that way (it's on the other side of town, takes forever via bus, and parking isn't always available). It doesn't have to be big. Or failing that, maybe setting something up to meet online, sort of like how I used to join in the Think Tank chats on Forward Motion back in the day.
I think my point here is that as much as I enjoy the solo flight of being a writer, I also enjoy hanging with other writers and bouncing ideas off them, and I don't get to do that nearly as often as I should.
Something to think about, I guess!
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