October already, huh?
It amazes me how time simultaneously crawls and speeds. When Kaleidotrope sent me the acceptance note for my story “Click” back in April, I didn’t think I could wait until October for it to be published. And now, here it is, October 1, and it feels a little weird.
It’s not just a new [...]
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My last ‘official’ post about the Midwest Writer’s Workshop.
A few days ago, I wrote a post on the Writer’s Block about the need for writers to reach out to other writers for support. I thought it would be nice to post some links to some writers I met at the conference. Check them out, won’t [...]
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That Matrix dial-tone is back.
I had promised myself not to write anything when I got home. I didn’t even want to blog. It’s not that I don’t want to talk about writing, period. It’s just that, I have a whole lot to think about. It’s like when I finish writing a story–I need to let [...]
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This was a good day for cuts.
I cut the first twenty minutes of the first session because I didn’t sleep too well last night. Note to self: watching VH-1 is not good for one’s health. Remember when it used to…nawww…I’m not going to get into it now. Too easy.
The reason why I cut it was [...]
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Feeling much better now that I had a pretty decent night’s sleep. Which is good, since I’ve been in workshops since 8am…
These sessions are shorter than the ones yesterday; they last about an hour, whereas yesterday was one long session broken into 2-1/2 hour slots. So there’s a lot of moving around, lot of information [...]
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Mmmm…yummy food…
It’s strange to hear so many people speaking of your trade that you normally deal with by yourself. Overheard:
“Is this supposed to be a picture book for children? The pictures look too–strange–”
“You need to show, not tell.”
“I think I need to rip out the prologue altogether because it’s not going anywhere.”
“I told my agent [...]
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Okay, I’m thinking of in the Matrix, when Neo goes into the real world for the first time by getting strapped in a chair, then all the mirror goo flows over him, and as it enters his mouth, he screams, but then his scream morphs into this loud, piercing, elongated, electric dial tone squeal…kind of [...]
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Is it here already? That was fast. Seems like yesterday I got the scholarship letter. Now here I am, getting ready to go to the Midwest Writers Workshop. The travel plans have been made. All I need to do is pack and print out some stories.
I haven’t written much these past couple of weeks. I [...]
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So remember that scholarship letter that I was stressing over a couple of weeks ago? I got a response to it yesterday:
“Congratulations! It is our pleasure to inform you that you have been selected as a recipient of the Jeremiah Stokely Scholarship to attend Part II of the 2007 Midwest Writers Workshop. This scholarship allows [...]
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What a week so far! Hanging out with hubby’s relatives’ on Sunday, spending time with PopPop on Monday before taking him to the airport on Tuesday. And on Wednesday, a simple letter that I thought wouldn’t take more than an hour blossomed into taking up the entire day…and some of the night!
Granted, it’s an important [...]
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