Post by gams on Aug 6, 2008 22:08:49 GMT -5
I wish I had time to respond to this, and all the other posts I wanted to get to today. I said I would, wanted to, and feel bad I didn't. I just ran out of time.
Kind of a good thing, and a bad thing. I think I've over-extended myself again, and promised too much within too short a time period. Did I mention my latest gig? Yes, I've joined the Dark Force. LMAO. Remember a while ago, we were talking about blogs, and I said I didn't get it, or didn't have time.
Back in spring, I had a gardening article published in Grit - a small magazine celebrating rural life, but with a national distribution. A couple of weeks ago, the editor asked me if I'd blog for the magazine's website - they have different "correspondents" writing from around the country writing about what goes on in their neck of the woods, and I'm now West Michigan's blogger. New entries come once a week - that's about all I can muster the time for right now. Feel free to comment on the "articles" if you have time - the future of this "assignment" depends on it, I think. I've got two up; I sent the third in today, but it takes three or four days for them to hit the site.
Here's the link:
www.grit.com/blogs/blog.aspx?blogid=876
Second cool thing - the blog has led to a couple of paid writing assignments. Gardening and plant stuff - and one hobby pays for the other, (oh - I've got pictures to post in the White Elephant thread; LX and I went "ju-ju" hunting at a weird little...actually very bizarre little antique place this weekend. I was looking for a garden bench for the new garden I put in this year). I spend too much money on gardening stuff, and not enough time writing to pay for it.
Don't forget, (reminds self), that I've promised to get an article to the local gardening newsletter by Friday; I haven't even started that.
Then there's the one I wanted to write for the women's magazine: due on the 15th. When is that? I think I have about a week?
Also thinking I've bit off more than I can chew. Excuse me while I go bang my head against the wall.
Kind of a good thing, and a bad thing. I think I've over-extended myself again, and promised too much within too short a time period. Did I mention my latest gig? Yes, I've joined the Dark Force. LMAO. Remember a while ago, we were talking about blogs, and I said I didn't get it, or didn't have time.
Back in spring, I had a gardening article published in Grit - a small magazine celebrating rural life, but with a national distribution. A couple of weeks ago, the editor asked me if I'd blog for the magazine's website - they have different "correspondents" writing from around the country writing about what goes on in their neck of the woods, and I'm now West Michigan's blogger. New entries come once a week - that's about all I can muster the time for right now. Feel free to comment on the "articles" if you have time - the future of this "assignment" depends on it, I think. I've got two up; I sent the third in today, but it takes three or four days for them to hit the site.
Here's the link:
www.grit.com/blogs/blog.aspx?blogid=876
Second cool thing - the blog has led to a couple of paid writing assignments. Gardening and plant stuff - and one hobby pays for the other, (oh - I've got pictures to post in the White Elephant thread; LX and I went "ju-ju" hunting at a weird little...actually very bizarre little antique place this weekend. I was looking for a garden bench for the new garden I put in this year). I spend too much money on gardening stuff, and not enough time writing to pay for it.
Don't forget, (reminds self), that I've promised to get an article to the local gardening newsletter by Friday; I haven't even started that.
Then there's the one I wanted to write for the women's magazine: due on the 15th. When is that? I think I have about a week?
Also thinking I've bit off more than I can chew. Excuse me while I go bang my head against the wall.