One of my goals for Ducksnorts in 2008 is to become more involved in the community. Not just the baseball community, where we’ve been active over the past several years, but right here in San Diego as well.
That’s why I’m donating a portion of the proceeds from book sales this year to the San Diego Red Cross. It’s also why I’ve taken to participating in the San Diego Special Edition blog carnival and attending the San Diego Blogger MeetUp.
Sponsored by Matt Browne, and held at Cafe Bassam, the meetup provides a great opportunity for local bloggers to get out of the basement and connect with like-minded folks. I chatted with several talented people from outside my niche (some are even Padres fans!) about writing, time management, industry trends, and more.
We had a great turnout, which unfortunately meant that I didn’t get a chance to speak with everyone. Some of the folks I did meet include Tony Balsamo, Kris Berg, Richie Edquid, Jessica McKimmie, Carole Lane (thanks for the book promotion tips!), and Jennifer Van Grove.
This is a monthly occurrence, so if you’re a blogger here in town or you’re thinking of becoming one, I’d highly recommend heading over to the San Diego Blogger MeetUp site and signing up for the next one. Hope to see you there…
I’d love to do something like that, but I’m pretty sure I’m the only Braves blogger on the west coast.
Though I do blog the M’s too, but mostly doing stuff with other M’s bloggers would require a 3 hour road trip..
Oh well. Now it’s off to see the Beavers vs UGA at PGE.