Archive for the 'About Writing' Category
Pleased! Pyr to publish two of my books
Writing is lots of work, a lot of rejections, a lot of work, a lot of learning, and – once more – a lot of work. Occasionally there’s a reward. I recently received a really great reward that I can finally talk about (translate that as the contracts are signed and in hand at [...]
Marketing Mayan December
Mayan December is different than my other work. That doesn’t mean readers of The Silver Ship and the Sea might not like it, some clearly do. But – very different than my other work — every unsolicited email or review or comment has been from a women. A lot of my science fictions readers are [...]
9/11/11: Changes in Latitudes, Attitudes…
The strangest things happen to writers. This morning, I woke up with an essay in my head: I gave a talk to a bunch of eighteen and nineteen year-old students at the University of Washington earlier this week. None of them were old enough to remember a pre 9/11 world. They have never traveled without [...]
The eBook conversation happens everywhere!
Toni and Katie and I spent the day on horseback riding above the rim of the Wai’pio valley on Kona. The lunch stop was a lovely spot with a waterfall, a lovely pool, and benches to sit on. There were only three family groups on the ride – us, a Japanese family who did not [...]
Clarion West Write-a-Thon Final Update
Just wanted to close the loop on this one. Clarion West – and the write-a-thon – are both finished now. In total, the write-a-thon raised over $20,000 for the program, which is fabulous. So no matter whether you sponsored me or another writer, thanks for the support! It will go to a great cause. I [...]
Clarion West Write-a-thon Update and Misc.
Well, I’m reduced to my portable computer at the moment. My Sony all-in-one gave up the ghost yesterday morning and refused to turn on. No, I didn’t lose any writing files – I back those up. But I decided I needed my email badly enough to pay to get it transferred (I could do this [...]
Write-a-thon Update
I’m safely back from Wellspring, where a good time was had by all. Certainly, by me. I loved meeting the other participants, my foot allowed a little more walking than I expected (yeah!! Getting better is good). I managed to get out two stories….so that actually meets the story promise for the write-a-thon. I won’t [...]
Write-a-thon and Workshop Post #3
Wellspring continues to be fabulous. Last night, we read at the Hopleaf Bar in Chicago – a lovely event that Bill Shunn put together for us. Six of us each did short pieces and Bill read a poem. Every reader got ovations, and the beer (or cider in my case) was great! The next to [...]
Clarion Write-a-Thon and WellSpring Workshop Update
Okay – so I’m almost 2,000 words into the story, and a little bit stuck. I need a bridging event to get me from the set-up to the end. So I decided to stop for this check-in and let my hind-brain work on it. There are a few more writing hours today, anyway. Crit on [...]
Write-a-thon and Workshop: Day 1
Well, this is officially part of the Clarion West write-a-thon. At the moment. I’m in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, at the first full day of the Wellspring writing workshop. So like the Clarion students, I’m trying to learn and write and socialize and adjust and get used to new sleeping quarters all at once. About half [...]
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