Today is the day many people make resolutions for going into the new year. I've never been a big fan of 'resolutions'. It feels too much like 'failure' if I fall down on my 'commitment'. So I make plans, always willing to pivot if I need to meet a Life Challenge or if my path seems to wander off. My plans are fairly purposefully broad, without a lot of details because if there is one thing I've learned over the years. sometimes you need to change direction, for one reason or another.
Now that I'm going into a new year with renewed purpose (I didn't die, again - I think I'm on my 4th or 5th 'life') I am determined - again - to find a way to keep teaching. And right now, that seems to be writing.
But do I want to write 'recipes'? Not really. I would *like* to design things, give the broad strokes and a list of challenges that the project will present and how each person can - perhaps - work out how to personalize the information for themselves.
Will this meet with the editor's approval? Dunno. I will have to submit the article and see what they say.
So far the editing has been well done. I have no quibbles about how they are editing (based on the first two articles). A magazine has to have a collective 'voice', after all. Marshalling such a diverse crowd of authors is a whole lot like herding ducks. But so far they seem willing to give me a gentle touch on the reins, so I'm hoping to continue writing for a while.
In spite of doing 3 books, I keep learning stuff so I do feel I have more to share. And with the state of politics so...unbaked...it seems more important than ever to present as accurate information as possible.
I've seen what LLM (AI) has done to various crafts, and I have a feeling that the coming year(s) are going to be more important than ever to make sure 'good' information is published about weaving (and spinning).
So I will be buying Michelle Boyd's book Twist as soon as the print version is available because I want to keep learning about the materials I use in hopes of better understanding the cloth I create.
Whatever ritual you may do for the new year, I hope you find peace for part of every day. Never stop creating.
1 comment:
I'm so glad you're working with Weft! Working with PLY Publishing has always been so lovely for me. They are very good with edits where they are needed, and very respectful when you push back (which I've rarely had to do). And thanks for the shout out on my book!
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