so tired. I took 36 pages of notes (9300 words). I have a lot to think about but now I am going to go check on my family and see if they are still alive.
science fiction author
science fiction author
so tired. I took 36 pages of notes (9300 words). I have a lot to think about but now I am going to go check on my family and see if they are still alive.
My first con! I spent the whole day in my chair in front of 3 screens and multiple windows, frantically taking notes, listening to authors read their works. I got so many ideas on how to improve my writing… but I fear that I will slip into an “I’m not worthy” funk after all of this. There is so much to learn and understand. I mean, I get it, I haven’t taken a fiction writing…
I am so new to this world. I don’t know what exists, I don’t know what I should know. For example, I frantically applied to the Clarion workshops at the last minute because I didn’t know they were happening. I now have a calendar of deadlines and workshops for next summer, so hopefully this pandemic eases up. I knew that there were SF conventions but I didn’t really know what they entailed. I have never…
I meant to add this last month when I found out but we are in the middle of a pandemic, and I was still doing my regular job and it got a little crazy. Let me follow up with a news update. First of all, I did not get into either Clarion or Clarion West. It was a long shot at best, and honestly, since they have cancelled at least one of them (delayed until…
About 2 weeks ago I learned about the Clarion West workshop that is held every summer in Seattle, and that the deadline for applications was March 1. To be fair, I had heard of this workshop, but something about that news sparked me into action and I have spent all of my free time over the past 2 weeks (admittedly, not a lot of time, but several 1-2 hour blocks) revising and updating 4 stories…
It seems like work always finds a way to interfere with my dreams. But I feel good about the next 3 to 4 months. Lets see what I can do.
Not a lot to report this week. A big writing project (the first of three) at work is winding down, but I don’t see getting out of the woods of my real writing job until at least October. I’ve been working my way through the third book in Pierce Brown’s “Red Rising” trilogy when I can. I am still really enjoying the story and the characters, but it is getting a bit bogged down. I’ll…
Here I go again…
About 6 years ago I started a blog to document my journey to becoming a science fiction author. And then life got in the way