Writing has always
been a lonely occupation. I learned a lot in the past reading
books written by accomplished teachers. In fact, over the years I
amassed an impressive library dedicated to the craft of writing. In
recent years there's been a deluge of informative stuff available,
mostly free, on the world wide web.
But, the act of
writing is a lonely occupation. There comes a time when you just need
another friendly face to talk over your gains and losses. I've come
to the conclusion that networking should be a necessary part of the
writing lifestyle.
For example, here
are just a few nuggets I acquired this past week through networking.
I learned of a free workshop in my area as a result of a friend's
Facebook posting. (https://www.wordwriters.org/events/)
A writers' group I
belong to presented a program, with live demonstrations, on fight
jargon. (You never know when one of your characters will need to
express themselves in Tai Kwon Do jargon.)
Another writer
friend shared the advise she received considering the future of her
book published by the now-defunct Tate Publishing. When she queried
them their response was, “...
to go ahead and republish through Createspace. When ready for it to
go live, send Author Central the old ISBN number and the new one, and
they would phase the old one out.”
None of this
information would have been available to me if I'd confined myself to
camping out in my little house and ignoring the rest of the world.
So, break out of
your shell; join a writers' group, find a Facebook group page and
become a member, go to that conference or workshop, meet other
writers, and continue to grow your craft by sharing with other lonely
writers.
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