I've been accepted to the Clarion West Writers Workshop this summer in Seattle. Six weeks of intensive writing, critique and teaching in the art of the science fiction/fantasy short story. Can't wait can't wait can't wait.
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I've been accepted to the Clarion West Writers Workshop this summer in Seattle. Six weeks of intensive writing, critique and teaching in the art of the science fiction/fantasy short story. Can't wait can't wait can't wait.
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Good for you. I don't know if I could handle it.
Waiting for your F&SF story to arrive...
Fred
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Way to go, mike! I remember reading the Clarion collections from the early 1970s. I was amazed at the pace set and wondered how or if anyone slept at all for the 6 weeks of the course. I doubt if I could survive Clarion, either.
Good luck to you and here's hoping lots of good stories come out of your experience.
So many bugs, so little time.
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Yay!I hope you really enjoy it, and that it's as rewarding as you anticipate.
(Got a kick out of your sig just now...so very true)
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Nice!
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Congratulations! I guess that's an issue settled, then.
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I already congratulated you once elsewhere, but it is certainly worthy to say again. Congrats.
Speaking of Clarion. I'm currently reading The John Varley Reader (it came out in 2004, but I just bought it). It is a collection of his stories (most published previously, but a couple of new ones), and each has an introduction written by him, telling stuff about his life, where he got a particular idea from, etc. - all very interesting. In his introduction to The Barbie Murders he mentions the two most widely known SF workshops: The Millford Science Fiction Writers' Conference, which he was invited to early in his career, and the Clarion. I kind of jumped when I saw the name, since you had just mentioned about being invited.
I guess you are traveling in some cool circles.
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I want to learn and learn to do well, but I feel like a pipsqueak.
Note my calm confidence on facing the unknown.
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That's impressive.....both your acceptance and the grace with which you're handling it. Can't wait, can't wait, can't wait to read more about your experience.
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Will that be anything like Mark Twain's [attributed]:Originally Posted by mike alexander
"The coldest winter I ever saw was the summer I spent in San Francisco."
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Last summer, we had a week or better over 100 degrees. I'm not sure how long we were over 90, but it was a substantial chunk of July and August. If trends continue, no. It won't be cold.
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Gillian
"Now everyone was giving her that kind of look UFOlogists get when they suddenly say, 'Hey, if you shade your eyes you can see it is just a flock of geese after all.'"
"You can't erase icing."
"I can't believe it doesn't work! I found it on the internet, man!"
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