Happy New Year!
Yes I know but better late than never ey? What a busy year 2012 was and it became even more hectic in the last month or so. So hectic, in fact, that my body decided to tell me to take it easy for a while and so that is what I did. I therefore apologise for going a little quiet on you all but I am back now. Here's what I did in 2012 in a nutshell:
Writing Workshops - 12
Writing Walks - 3
Public Readings - 20
Plays Performed - 2
Competitions Placed/Won - 2
Courses/Workshops/Other Attended - 12
Radio Appearances - 1
Work Exhibited - 2
Modelling sessions - 8
It doesn't seem an awful lot when I sum it up like this but there was a lot of planning/organising, etc. for particular events and worshops and things and I am still employed part-time elsewhere. I can't say I've made any money from the 1st year but I wasn't expecting to. The main problem I have encountered is applying for funding and writing opportunities. I haven't been successful in the small amount of bids I've put forward but then there are a lot that I didn't actually try for. This may be something I will look at later this year but for the first part of this year I am going to concentrate on my writing. Poetry. Plays. Longer pieces of prose. I've decided to do this as I have a few things to contend with outside of my writing life and would like these to settle down before I get stuck into facilitating workshops and other creative writing ventures. I am however still continuing with my creative writing walks.
So, this is my new years update. Short and sweet, just like me. What do you mean by laughing at that?! haha.
Until next time.
Chris.x.
