RootsBlog is a new project of Rootscamp that will be used to share the experience of the event with others. What was your first Rootscamp like? Have you ever presented at Rootscamp? Did you meet someone at Rootscamp that gave you the opportunity of a lifetime? Or maybe...just maybe, you met the love of your life there? We'd also like you to use the blog as an opportunity to speak about sessions you'd like to lead or tell us about what you hope to get out of Rootscamp. RootsBlog is for everyone.

I'm supposed to write a blog post. I've been putting it off. Now I'm sitting here, staring at a page, going through the stages of my process whenever faced with a new challenge. Stage 1: I am not a blogger Just get the words on the page, then the page will not be blank anymore, and thus your rationale for not being able to write this blog will no longer hold. Whew! Feel better already. 27 of 250 words and I’m feeling kind of more confident in my ability to do this blog thing…kinda

Have you ever gotten an email or memo, read the whole thing, and had no idea what it was about? Have you ever been the perpetrator of writing one? Writing can be a real challenge, and the desire to include all the information often leads to pieces that are meandering, random, or just plain don't make sense.I keep my writing powerful by remembering the example set by Homer Simpson's alter ego Max Power. When I'm unsure how to say something, I ask, "How would Max Power say this?" In case you