Writers Cantina was this last weekend. I had a great time! It was really good to catch up with my local writing friends, and there were some really great panels too. My wife was also able to come up with me on Saturday, so we had a good time together. Great little local convention!
Probably my biggest takeaway from the convention was that I should rethink how I do my blog and my newsletter. Instead of selling a book with each newsletter, as I’ve been doing for nearly the last ten years, I should only be selling every 4-5 emails or so. So instead of doing a monthly newsletter with the whole kitchen sink, I think I should channel some of my blogging energy into the newsletter and make it a shorter, weekly thing. Which shouldn’t be too hard, if I blog only 4x a week instead of daily.
So that’s something I’m going to try out, moving forward. I’m going to have to make some other adjustments, too, because my wife is going back to full-time work this week, leaving me to take care of the kids. We’re also starting homeschool next month, so that’s something else I’m going to have to figure out.
Lots of changes coming, which means a lot less writing time each day. But I’ve mapped out my current WIP (Lord of the Falconstar), and I’m reasonably confident that I can have it finished before the end of October, even at a slower rate of progress. Just need to figure out the new routine for myself and the kids.
