Sandra Harris on off road blogging and her own salon event!

I loved this interview! Sandra is the coolest. I read her post on Alt Summit for introverts, and that plus the interview you did with Tom helped me manage my time there wonderfully! And while at Alt, Sandra also gave me some helpful tips on “social media for Southerners”!!

I’ve been thinking about having some sort of creative gathering here in Memphis, but for some silly reason I have always figured I would have to host it in my home. I wasn’t sure I wanted to do that. But I love the idea of having it in a fun space in the community– I need to get out of the house more, anyway!

Great job, ladies!!

For years I’ve tried ways to gather inspirational (Read Talented creatifs) around me. I think I’ve had this dream that I could create a community of artist friends who would meet up and we’d share our WIP’s i.e. works in progress, demo a new technique etc. It’s been hard to do this as it’s managing people. But this interview pointed out a few things that I didn’t think of; i.e. CHARGE money and host it somewhere besides my place AND network selectively to find keyed-in motivated, interesting people. And by all means add class to the affair through catering etc. I’ve been involved as an artist in such salons where the person running the event supplied potato chips and oreo cookies. . .or where it seemed the local home let some folks out who were looking for free munchies fee events can sometimes attract a crowd seeking freebies. I do wonder if an Off-Road blogging event would work in a smaller town or city or if such events work best in larger cities. Something to ponder as I wouldn’t mind attending such an event or organizing one.