Webinars and Easy Reading
Hashtag winning!
I don't know why I said that.
I guess I'm excited.
I joined a webinar where a lady taught about making webinars, which is my next big objective. A dear friend named Ree was the encouraging lady who first gave me that grand idea. It makes perfect sense, but, when you're trying to adjust just about every dial in your life, some wonderful opportunities get missed. The webinar was obviously selling a webinar-help package, but there was still so much juicy advice already for free!
I really have to start making mini webinars just so I can begin practicing. I'm not even worried yet about monetizing my webinars, but I'd at least garner some attention for my tutoring services. So many things to do. My website needs some updates too. I got some new business cards at least! Though I still haven't flexed into the life coaching side of what I hope to accomplish. Baby steps.
In other news, C. S. Lewis is a wonderful author. I have blasted through the first three books in The Chronicles of Narnia in under a week!
It always amuses me when people describe a book as "a bit of light reading" or "an easy read" as if it were a lesser work for its lightness. One of my of my favorite apothegms: Easy reading is damned hard writing. Thus, it is always a great encouragement when a friend says how smoothly they read some piece of mine.
It's terrible: I have always known that, when I write more, I need to write more. The terror though is this: I have recently discovered that, when I read more, I also feel the need to write more. A number of cohorts have remarked I should simply hide myself away for a week or two and finish a book. I'm starting to think that might be the best idea. Even more so, I read a fine article once that said, if a person plots out in detail what he is going to write, the writing itself goes much better. The few times I tried it proved this true. Michael is my haphazard outlet, but I have been reflecting when I shall sit down and plot Meadowvale's story in earnest. I have the barest thread, but I need a proper plot.
I really am looking forward to returning to Werbel. I was recalling how the villagers of Meadowvale have swept West to collect all the tribes. I was recalling Elenore's joke about the Bringstol axemen: “At the very least, we’ll have the Bringstol barbarians.”
Hath (from Bringstol) is pretty much who I want to be: Hath stood up in the midst of the crowd and let out a bellowing cheer. He was met with staring eyes and awkward silence. After getting no response, he gave a quick, triumphant laugh and sat back down.
Well, shoot my dog! Now that I'm rustling up old excerpts, I recall how fond I was of all those critters! It has been a rejuvenating hiatus, and Michael will keep traveling, but it will be a great joy to return to my rabbits. Honestly, I think returning to the rabbits will give Michael even a bit more freedom because I started to think he had to go somewhere particular. All I ever wanted from him was wild, wild freedom. I started to think he might be a real story, something I might publish. I intended him to be an unbridled outlet, an exercise in liberty. Lately, I've been afraid to approach him because it would have to be just right. Tosh!
Anywho, grand adventures await, and I'm a tired bloke, and a nap is in order, but I have to chauffeur and then tutor and then dance.
I don't know why I said that.
I guess I'm excited.
I joined a webinar where a lady taught about making webinars, which is my next big objective. A dear friend named Ree was the encouraging lady who first gave me that grand idea. It makes perfect sense, but, when you're trying to adjust just about every dial in your life, some wonderful opportunities get missed. The webinar was obviously selling a webinar-help package, but there was still so much juicy advice already for free!
I really have to start making mini webinars just so I can begin practicing. I'm not even worried yet about monetizing my webinars, but I'd at least garner some attention for my tutoring services. So many things to do. My website needs some updates too. I got some new business cards at least! Though I still haven't flexed into the life coaching side of what I hope to accomplish. Baby steps.
In other news, C. S. Lewis is a wonderful author. I have blasted through the first three books in The Chronicles of Narnia in under a week!
It always amuses me when people describe a book as "a bit of light reading" or "an easy read" as if it were a lesser work for its lightness. One of my of my favorite apothegms: Easy reading is damned hard writing. Thus, it is always a great encouragement when a friend says how smoothly they read some piece of mine.
It's terrible: I have always known that, when I write more, I need to write more. The terror though is this: I have recently discovered that, when I read more, I also feel the need to write more. A number of cohorts have remarked I should simply hide myself away for a week or two and finish a book. I'm starting to think that might be the best idea. Even more so, I read a fine article once that said, if a person plots out in detail what he is going to write, the writing itself goes much better. The few times I tried it proved this true. Michael is my haphazard outlet, but I have been reflecting when I shall sit down and plot Meadowvale's story in earnest. I have the barest thread, but I need a proper plot.
I really am looking forward to returning to Werbel. I was recalling how the villagers of Meadowvale have swept West to collect all the tribes. I was recalling Elenore's joke about the Bringstol axemen: “At the very least, we’ll have the Bringstol barbarians.”
Hath (from Bringstol) is pretty much who I want to be: Hath stood up in the midst of the crowd and let out a bellowing cheer. He was met with staring eyes and awkward silence. After getting no response, he gave a quick, triumphant laugh and sat back down.
Well, shoot my dog! Now that I'm rustling up old excerpts, I recall how fond I was of all those critters! It has been a rejuvenating hiatus, and Michael will keep traveling, but it will be a great joy to return to my rabbits. Honestly, I think returning to the rabbits will give Michael even a bit more freedom because I started to think he had to go somewhere particular. All I ever wanted from him was wild, wild freedom. I started to think he might be a real story, something I might publish. I intended him to be an unbridled outlet, an exercise in liberty. Lately, I've been afraid to approach him because it would have to be just right. Tosh!
Anywho, grand adventures await, and I'm a tired bloke, and a nap is in order, but I have to chauffeur and then tutor and then dance.
Comments
Post a Comment