Kate Baggott's Blog: Cornfields of the Sea - Posts Tagged "multiplication"
Life Takes Time Too
When I had my first professional blog, I was instructed to write 2 updates per day in order to keep my audience engaged.
That advice / instruction was nonsense then and it is nonsense now.
What matters is telling people you engage with, when you both find the time, the very big stuff. Some experts would tell you that bragging is never good. Luckily, the big stuff that happens to me is seldom good enough to be considered bragging.
It's just big.
Since the last time I wrote you, my children and I have moved from Germany to Canada. I'm Canadian and the kids are Canadian citizens, but this is the first time they have lived here. The transition from school class to class is difficult for young people. Imagine what it is like moving from country to county. But, just because we're going through difficult stuff, does not mean it isn't ultimately good.
Helping my kids through this big change has only been possible because I do the kind of work I do. Obviously, we are not living off the proceeds of Love From Planet Wine Cooler.
No. My dirty little secret is that I am a ghost writer. I write everything from newsletters to blog entries and advertisements to books for other people. In fact, I recently finished working on a book about new discoveries in skin health. My favourite work comes from helping scientific, medical and technological experts who can't write to translate their work, ideas and plans into books everyone can read. I stick to hard topics so I have less competition. Business and general ghost writing is more cut throat because more people can do it.
I work hard, most of the time, but I can leave my desk at 3 o'clock and take the dog to pick up my very own children. I don't have the flexibility to give into other distractions, but being there for the kids right now is important.
When I am not on project, I have to do things like update my web site, build my twitter following (I'm @baggyk by the way), manage my accounts and get my resumé into decent shape. These are the things all business people have to do and I have to get better at integrating them into my daily life.
That does mean I'm a bit slack about posting recent publications.
One of my Finnegan Stories was recently Published in Suddenly Lost in Words Volume 3.
And, one of my Dry Stories has been published onWild Violet.
Being able to come to this blog, when I can, is a huge relief. My life might be chaotic to live, but when I can sum it all up into a monthly blog post? It really doesn't seem that difficult.
That advice / instruction was nonsense then and it is nonsense now.
What matters is telling people you engage with, when you both find the time, the very big stuff. Some experts would tell you that bragging is never good. Luckily, the big stuff that happens to me is seldom good enough to be considered bragging.
It's just big.
Since the last time I wrote you, my children and I have moved from Germany to Canada. I'm Canadian and the kids are Canadian citizens, but this is the first time they have lived here. The transition from school class to class is difficult for young people. Imagine what it is like moving from country to county. But, just because we're going through difficult stuff, does not mean it isn't ultimately good.
Helping my kids through this big change has only been possible because I do the kind of work I do. Obviously, we are not living off the proceeds of Love From Planet Wine Cooler.
No. My dirty little secret is that I am a ghost writer. I write everything from newsletters to blog entries and advertisements to books for other people. In fact, I recently finished working on a book about new discoveries in skin health. My favourite work comes from helping scientific, medical and technological experts who can't write to translate their work, ideas and plans into books everyone can read. I stick to hard topics so I have less competition. Business and general ghost writing is more cut throat because more people can do it.
I work hard, most of the time, but I can leave my desk at 3 o'clock and take the dog to pick up my very own children. I don't have the flexibility to give into other distractions, but being there for the kids right now is important.
When I am not on project, I have to do things like update my web site, build my twitter following (I'm @baggyk by the way), manage my accounts and get my resumé into decent shape. These are the things all business people have to do and I have to get better at integrating them into my daily life.
That does mean I'm a bit slack about posting recent publications.
One of my Finnegan Stories was recently Published in Suddenly Lost in Words Volume 3.
And, one of my Dry Stories has been published onWild Violet.
Being able to come to this blog, when I can, is a huge relief. My life might be chaotic to live, but when I can sum it all up into a monthly blog post? It really doesn't seem that difficult.
Cornfields of the Sea
When I was in high school, I was lucky enough to be part of a writing workshop with author Barbara Greenwood. Every member of the workshop was to write a short story for a group anthology. I thought w
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