This is a hodge-podge of announcements and news, since the next e-zine won’t be going out for several days. I’ve got a really, really busy schedule, mamas. I bet you can relate. For example, in the next three days I will:
- arrange my airline ticket and make reservations for my trip to NYC, where I will present at the WDB/BEA Writer’s Conference
- drive like the wind into Portland (about 20-30 minute drive) after I drop Samantha at pre-school so I can be interviewed on KBOO radio (more about this Mother’s Day show soon)
- drive like the wind to the Seattle area for my presentation at Third Place books on Friday (then drive back on Saturday because my husband has another play opening next weekend—Much Ado About Nothing!)
Yesterday, I turned in my monthly platform development column for the June issue of The Willamette Writer newsletter (you can subscribe here). I am really liking working on all things platform-development related lately and I’ll be teaching workshops on the topic at upcoming summer conferences. I also currently have 10 students in the very first Platform Building Basics for Writers class. And I’m loving it!
I have 20 students in my Writing and Publishing the Short Stuff class. I am also loving that. It’s also great to see former students who have taken this class move on to the platform class. I love having repeat students and I am blessed that this happens fairly frequently.
There was a really nice post about Writer Mama in the Book of Kells blog recently that I want to mention.
And Sue Lick, author of the forthcoming, Freelancing for Newspapers (Quill Driver Press, July 2007) did a review of Writer Mama in her newsletter.
Oh, and today, my editor from Country Sampler Magazine was so kind as to send me an e-mail offer for another assignment with them. I love it when that happens! This will be my fourth home profile for Country Sampler. The next one comes out in the July Issue.
And finally, I’ve been invited to be a presenter at the Whidbey Island Writers Association Summer Residency. I feel so lucky that the director sought me out for a three-day presentation. I’ve heard great things about this MFA program and the Whidbey Island Writers Conference.
Christina,
I’m glad to hear you liked the post. Truly, I carry your book with me for daily inspiration and reading. Many of the other women in my writer’s group who are also mothers, have purchased a copy as well and are loving it. As a writer mother myself, I find it a valuable resource.
Best,
Kelli