Mentoring

How many of you have been a mentor? Maybe you mentored a new employee at work. Showed them the ropes. Answered questions. Helped them advance.

Since a lot of you are probably writers, have you ever mentored another writer? There are different ways to do that.

You could blog how-to posts that might help a writer with grammar, or promotion, or publishing, or plotting, for example.

You could also work one-on-one with a fellow writer. Meet with her or him in person or online or via phone or Skype.

The Sisters in Crime group that I belong to does once-a- year mentoring during the month of April, leading into  May.

This year, I was asked and agreed to be a mentor. My mentee lives in San Antonio, probably a hundred miles away from me. That won't stop us from getting together, though. We can meet halfway or I can drive to San Antonio. And, of course,  there's always phone calls, email, and Skype (if I can figure out how to use mine or even where my little Skype camera is).

If you have already been a mentor, email me with advice. I would appreciate it. (Whether it's advice on mentoring or Skyping.)

I'll let y'all know how it goes.