Due to major changes going on in my personal and professional life, I’ve decided to take a break from my writing and community involvement.
This break is starting now and will continue through the end of June, at which point I will reassess my availability.
I’ll continue doing the Your Community Spirit radio show (and reruns of my Climate Book Review show) during the hiatus. I might also continue attending the Carbondale Sustainability Commission meetings. But I won’t attend any other meetings or post any new chapters until at least the end of June. If I do manage to squeeze in some writing for fun, I’ll wait until after June to consider posting or publishing it.
How would you feel about the climate crisis if your family died in a wildfire? How would you process your climate grief? What would you do to hold the people who caused the climate crisis responsible?
I’m exploring these questions and more in my forthcoming novel, Burning.
Do you like playing Settlers of Catan? Are you looking for a tabletop game with environmental and climate themes? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you may be excited to discover that there’s a new(ish) Catan game called Catan: New Energies.
For the past couple of years, I’ve been working on a project focused on reviewing, promoting, and selling books related to climate change. It started out as a small bookshop on my personal/author website but eventually evolved into an independent website called Climate Change Books.
So far, I’ve been developing this in my spare time, squeezing in an hour here and there between my stay-at-home parent responsibilities, writing and publishing projects, and other pursuits. But now I’ve decided to be more focused in my creative life and professional work. In the case of Climate Change Books, this means that I’m faced with a major choice.
Do I put more time and energy into Climate Change Books so that it can become both a significant revenue stream and a valuable resource to people who are looking for curated content related to climate change books? Or do I put the idea on hold indefinitely and focus instead on my writing and/or other creative and professional projects?
I’ve decided to ask my readers for feedback. Whether you’re new here or a long-time reader, I’d love to hear from you about this project.
Do you see potential in this Climate Change Books project and want to see it become more developed? Or do you think it’s time to set it aside and focus on other projects related to the climate crisis, climate communication, and climate justice?
If you have any opinions or ideas on the subject, please let me know by completing the Google survey at the end of this post, replying on social media, or contacting me directly. I’d be happy to give you a free ebook copy of one of my novels or short stories in return for your feedback.
