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Saturday, January 31, 2015

Editor's Note January 30, 2015

Thinking about tomorrow's hangout I discuss some of the things to expect over the next week. We have the second episode of the M3 Bearcast, another article by Mark Estes and my article about the meaning of life. We discussed starting a writer's workshop within the M3 writing contriutor's to M3. I also talk about starting a book club and explain the first title that we'll be reading. I hope to produce a podcast episode deciated to just the book and the writer's workshop.

Editor's Note January 23, 2015

Just finished the conference call with my new contributors and I'm very excited about the content that we'll be producing over the next week. I'm cooking diner now and will review the popular news stories of the past week in order to prepare for the hangout tomorrow.

Making the video in this post was really helpful in preparing for the conference call tonight and I plan on making it a regular practice in running M3. I think we had a productive meeting, even though many of us were busy and had to multitask. I think it went well because I put in a lot of extra time preparing for the meeting and I clear sense of purpose. I'm taking my role as editor seriously as I bring on new contributors.

Editor's Note for Jan 6, 2015

I’m not sure how much effort I want to put into writing this personal blog when I have so many other things I need to be doing for M3. At the heart of Male Media Mind was a commitment to writing and producing stellar content. I’m not writing in this blog as a form of vanity; it is a practice that will help me improve my writing and editing skills. Not to mention the clarity and focus I get from the daily practice of journaling. Publishing a few posts a week will only serve to take my private writing to the next level.

Editor's Note for December 20, 2014

So I’ve been thinking about reviving my blog for 2015. It’s something in the back of my mind for sometime now. I started by creating a Wordpress.com blog and testing it out. I really like the features that they have over Blogger, but it seems like it’s not worth the immediate investment. I want to post on my personal blog and so I will think about reviving my video blogging especially since I now have my iPhone 6 plus. It does open me up to criticism from everyone and that can be scary especially since there are a lot of assholes out in the world, but at the same time we’re all vulnerable to these types of people and it’s best that I build up my tolerance for them now.

Editor's Note Oct 5, 2014

I made a commitment to publish two editor's notes each week. One video and one blog post. I think I can keep that up, but I'm also writing for the M3 blog once a week and between that and editing the videos and other social media posts, I sometimes get behind. I think the habit is one that will serve me well, boosting my creativity and output. Our hangout was good this week and I enjoined the topics we discussed. I feel that we're hitting a stride. It takes some experience to accurately judge if what you're doing works, and I can say that I believe that it is. I'll be recording my thoughts just a day after the hangout is over so it's still fresh on my mind. I think it will also help me in deciding which segments to edit into the bear essentials videos.

Editor's Note Oct 2, 2014

It’s been a while since I’ve written for my personal blog. Often I’m just so stressed that I don’t feel like writing. It seems that when I do write I feel a lot better about myself and my life. So I had to figure out how to break my pattern. My cure for writer’s block is to get busy writing. I mean I had to write a lot of work I was never going to show anyone in my personal journal. You can’t wait till you feel like writing or until you have a creative idea, sometimes you just have to force it, to make your fringes move on the keyboard until your brain complies. There’s an old saying that fits. If you want to get something done give it to a busy person to do. I got busy writing in my journal each day and now I’m back on the grind.