I can't believe it's been twenty-six weeks! Six months ago, I added this Newsletter section to my website. I foolishly decided to post content every week. Little did I know what I was getting myself into!

My goal was to let tellers in the Phoenix area know about what was going on with storytelling in our state, and also to try to shed some light on the process of storytelling. So, in addition to the local News, each week I posted Tips and Tidbits, things I thought would be of interest to all tellers.

I discovered several things with this venture:

• Setting a weekly post schedule forced me to write, and try to improve each week. Many blurry-eyed, late-night-Sundays in front of the computer screen forced me to focus in, when I thought I couldn't.
   
• Coming up with content for the Tips and Tidbits sections meant I had to think carefully about what I was posting and make sure it had value to others.
   
• I learned from the process!
  In my life, anytime I have taught dance, acting, psychodrama, mediation, I became better at each of those endeavors. I believe that in formulating each Tip and Tidbit, I am learning more about my own storytelling. As a teacher/coach, I must try to lead by example, and thus try to practice what I preach. My goal is to help people improve. When I do that, I improve too.

I'm extremely grateful for all the feedback, and appreciations from my colleagues. You have all enriched my life and my storytelling!

I am especially grateful to Liz Warren for her encouragement and ongoing support of my storytelling, and the newsletter. She and the SMCC Storytelling Institue have made it possible for me to bring important information to our storytelling community, and make it easier for us all to network and learn from each other. Thanks so much, Liz!

To mark this event, I have posted my favorite Tip and Tidbit from the last six months. Do you have a favorite? Did one of the pieces from the issues jump out at you? If so, I would love to know. Post it in the COMMENT section below.

Once again, my thanks to all who have followed these posts and supported me, and storytelling, not only in our Arizona community, but far beyond.