Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Farewell


Today will be my last regular blog here at WWK.  I have an interview scheduled for June, but aside from that, my only capacity here will be as a commenter on future blogs.
I was approached in December 2011 to join this group, and to say that I was honored would be an understatement.  Here was a group of writers who’d been working together on this blog for quite some time, and I felt like a newbie, still trying to figure out the pleasures and pitfalls that come from having my own blog.  To be invited to become a member of a second, more established one thrilled me and scared me, but I faced my fear.
And I’m so glad I did.
I got to learn how to take feedback/suggestions for my writing (like a good critique group, we submit our blogs to everyone in the group so that others can catch things we may have missed).  I got to see other styles of writing, which has helped to improve my own.  I got to learn what it’s like to work with a group of people toward one common writing goal.  And I even wrote my first interview here (the second to be shared in June, as I said).
All the writers here are a great group of people, from various walks of life, and I’ve been happy to live among their midst for a while.  It’s been a lot of fun getting to know each of the other writers, and I truly appreciate their insights, and the improvements they’ve offered to me over the course of my time here.
Unfortunately, things are coming on the horizon in my life that make me know I need to step away from this group.  Hopefully I’ll be able to write here again occasionally, with the Salad Bowl Saturday lineup, and who knows, I might even be back here as an interviewee someday, to promote an upcoming book.
Until then, I want to send my thanks to everyone at WWK: Carla, EB, Gloria, Jim, Kara, Paula and Warren.  It’s been lovely working with you all, and here’s hoping I’ll get to meet you at a conference somewhere!
I also want to send my thanks out to those of you who have come by to read my blogs and comment on them.  You’re a lovely audience, and I hope I’ll get to meet you all at some point, too.
Take care,
Alyx Morgan

11 comments:

  1. Good luck on your new endeavors, Alyx. Thanks for having blogged with us. We will miss you and your fantastic photography. I hope the experience of blogging with us aided your writing. Take care!

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  2. Thanks, EB. Yes, my writing has definitely improved since I've written alongside you lovely folk. I'll miss you all, too, but it appears we can return sometimes, so you may not have seen the last of me. ;o)

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  3. Don't be a stranger. PLease drop by from time to time to let us know how you are doing. Thanks for your work for WWK.

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  4. We will miss you, Alyx. Please stop by and leave messages for us on how you're doing and what is going on with your life and your writing.

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  5. Thanks, Warren. I'll definitely stay in touch, so I can also see where you all are at in your careers.

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  6. Best of luck on your new endeavors, Alyx. I hope you find lots of success.

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  7. Best of luck with writing and everything, Alyx. It's been a pleasure blogging with you. Thank you for your kind critiques and catching my comma errors.

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  8. It's been great blogging with you, too, Kara. And I thank you for your kind critiques as well. I'm sure I'll miss having all your eyes looking over my stuff to make sure my blogs are the best they can be. But I'll come back & visit every now & then.

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  9. Alyx, please let me add my sincere thanks for the opportunity to work with you and my best wishes for your future endeavors. Hope to meet you in person at a writing conference or be sitting with you at a signing someday!

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