They say you need a web presence, a following, a platform. How do you do that when you haven’t published anything? I don’t have stacks of writing (yet) that I can reference to, comment on or give sneak peeks into so what can I write about? What can I say that can possibly compete with thousands of other blogs vying for your attention?
I’ve decided to make my blog about my adventures in becoming a writer. I was in a memoir writing workshop when the idea hit me. I don’t plan to write a memoir but I journal about events in my life and thought this workshop may help me dig a little deeper. That’s when I realized that my life is more like a bathroom reader, full of short stories where you get little glimpses into my life, glimpses like my National Lampoon’s Christmas. That was the year I sat on the floor Christmas morning crying over my frozen turkey, cursing Martha Stewart, while my husband tried not to laugh. One of my girls was upset over a present she didn’t get from someone she didn’t even like and in true National Lampoon form, the cat chewed through the Christmas tree lights on the brand new pre-lit Christmas tree. It took a few hours to find her, the whole time I was convinced she was dead under a piece of furniture while trying to be the perfect hostess to my guests.
Maybe my short stories will spark a memory of your own, help you avoid my predicament of the moment, or just give you a little laugh during a hectic day.
So, time to get started. I am off to capture my experience of a week spent in Fredericton at the Maritime Writer’s Workshop. Hope to see you "there".
