{"id":293,"date":"2013-01-30T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T14:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alexsings.ca\/welcome\/expand-this-blog\/"},"modified":"2013-01-30T10:34:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-30T14:34:00","slug":"expand-this-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alexsings.ca\/music\/expand-this-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Expand This Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

A week and a half ago, I took a blog-writing workshop<\/a> facilitated by Chris Fraser of Firefly Creative Writing<\/a>. It was two days of writing, sharing, supporting and growing with thirty-some-odd delightful, creative bloggers and soon-to-be bloggers.<\/p>\n

It expanded my horizons and made me think bigger about what I could do with this blog. It made me see that I could make my blog more fun and interesting than just the occasional update about where I’m at.<\/p>\n

A Brave New World of Posts<\/span><\/h2>\n

So, starting this month, there are going to be some new kinds of posts around here as well as some regular features. Expect to see:<\/p>\n

Song Note Sundays<\/span><\/h4>\n

Every Sunday, I’ll write a post about a song that I’ve written \u2013 possibly from one of my three CDs, or one that’s currently unrecorded. I’ll talk about what inspired me and what challenges I encountered during the songwriting process.<\/p>\n

The End of Month Album Review<\/span><\/h4>\n

On the last day of each month, I’ll post a review of one of my favourite records \u2013 expect lots of East Coasters, lots of Canadians, as well as a few artists from farther afield, some recent albums and some a little longer in the tooth.<\/p>\n

Experiments<\/span><\/h4>\n

I’m going to experiment with vlogging, and with occasional shorter posts \u2013 sometimes posting just an image or a link.<\/p>\n

Gig Reports<\/span><\/h4>\n

I’m going to report on every live show I play.<\/p>\n

No Bull<\/span><\/h4>\n

Let’s face it, there’s a temptation with a “career blog” to focus on the positive, to the exclusion of everything else. Life is not like that. There are bad gigs. There are bad experiences. I’m usually pretty good about being authentic, because that’s just how I like to live my life. But I admit, I have been leaving some stuff out. From now on, it’s balls to the wall. If I tank a show, I’ll tell you about it. If I make a dreadful foul-up, you’ll read about it here. (Just writing that scares me. Oh, I hope I don’t ever make another mistake again for the rest of my life…)<\/p>\n

What would you like to see?<\/span><\/h4>\n

Is there anything you’d like to see me write about? Are you curious about my take on something or some aspect of this songwriter’s life? Let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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