Absolutely. I had to do this when I moved to a small city from a large one five years ago. At 69, I was not getting the responses I've always gotten before, including at another small city--delighted that I might move there. I was initially just shocked. But then realized I didn't have to count on the new city as I'd always offered online classes and then added ZOOM ones. Suddenly, the groups I've worked with were excited about my offerings that others could use who were, initially, trapped by the pandemic and now just don't want to have to drive to a group, or can't do that for one reason or another. The process did come back to the excitement and pleasures of other new starts. I love adding this change to the pluses I've always loved in a career of writing and teaching writing. You can do these from a home base, and they really help to take away any ageism issues in continuing to work. Ariele Huff
Absolutely. I had to do this when I moved to a small city from a large one five years ago. At 69, I was not getting the responses I've always gotten before, including at another small city--delighted that I might move there. I was initially just shocked. But then realized I didn't have to count on the new city as I'd always offered online classes and then added ZOOM ones. Suddenly, the groups I've worked with were excited about my offerings that others could use who were, initially, trapped by the pandemic and now just don't want to have to drive to a group, or can't do that for one reason or another. The process did come back to the excitement and pleasures of other new starts. I love adding this change to the pluses I've always loved in a career of writing and teaching writing. You can do these from a home base, and they really help to take away any ageism issues in continuing to work. Ariele Huff