Archive for the 'The Creative Fire' 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 [...]
The Dangers of Missed Deadlines, or Pretty Ruby
This spring, I attended a writer’s workshop in Flagstaff, Arizona. There, I agreed to get the final draft of my current WIP novel, The Creative Fire, done by August 31. Now, all of us came up with carrots or sticks. I came up with a stick, since I am personally motivated by sticks. My stick [...]
Starry Heaven: Last Full Day
Wow. All done now except the closing party. I’d call this a rousing success. Highlights of the last two days: We attended a great wine social event complete with excellently interesting science people at The Wine Loft last night. I could have kept talking to them for hours. Everyone was interesting and erudite. I’m quite [...]
Starry Heaven Post 1: Fire over Flagstaff
I am in Flagstaff. Arizona, at the Starry Heaven writer’s workshop. That means there are 11 of us critiquing each other’s novel manuscripts. We’ve spend months prepping, and it’s quite fun to meet in person. I knew two of the people from before, and had met a few of the others in passing. Some are [...]
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