First blogging class

I had my first class last night, and was I nervous! I apparently did a good job of hiding it, because I got a few compliments on my patience. I think, though, that answering their questions helped keep me busy, which kept me from thinking about how nervous I was.

What I learned last night, though, is that there is so much to learn! I tried to keep from stating too much to keep from being overwhelming, but this blog site has so much flexibility that I had to think on the fly on what needed to come first. Making your basic post came first, but within the post, there's stuff you can do, and I hadn't even touched on that part yet. At least I told them enough to get them started.

As I was writing my notes this week, it occurred to me that bloggers today have something that even the most famous of writers of the past did not have: A potential audience the size of all of cyberspace. I used a theatrical metaphor: The blog is your stage, and your audience is everyone who has Internet access. Thus, your potential audience can literally run into the millions. As I wrote that note, I thought to myself that for a writer, realizing that concept can be both exciting and frightening.

Well, that's one class down, and three to go! I'll discuss more of what I talked about in my first class on Saturday or Sunday.

Blog news - I will be away until Thursday

Sorry I haven't posted much, but there's a good reason for it. On Wednesday, I will be teaching a blogging class. It's for two hours a week for four weeks. This is the first time I've tried something like this, so I'm a little nervous. I think I'm more excited than nervous, though, and I'm looking forward to this.

Anyhow, I've been busy the past few days and I am going to be busy the next couple of days putting stuff together for my class. But at the same time, I want to keep you updated on how the class is going, so if I am a bit sparse in my posts in the coming weeks - well, now you'll know why. :-)

But I will try to keep at least a once-a-week pace, if for no other reason than to keep you updated on the class' progress. It's a paying gig, and if I help someone take up blogging, then that'd be even cooler. If this works out, I may keep on doing this. Stay tuned, folks - more writers may be on the way!