CW 2009 Write-a-thon has begun
This time last year I was newly arrived in Seattle, jet-lagged and barely settled into the Clarion house that was to be my home for the next six weeks. I had my daughter's laptop with me and 500 words of a story I'd started the day before leaving Australia. I didn't bring any of my other stories. I wanted to start with a blank slate, leave all my old writing habits behind, discover new ones. I was ready to absorb as much creative energy and as much wisdom as my tutors and fellow-Clarionites could offer. I told myself I'd write a story a week. Stay up all night critting, if I had to. I was prepared to welcome criticism and accept it as the useful tool that was offered to me, not so much to show me what was wrong with my work, but to show me how to improve it.
Thank you to everyone involved in CW2008. You all helped me do that.
And so another year has come around and CW2009 has just begun, along with the CW 2008 Write-A-Thon. This morning, the first draft of my novel was up to 36,785. Tonight I'm at:
At the end of the Write-a-thon I plan to be 30,000 words further down the track. I'm also planning to raise $100 for CW to help give something back to the organisation that has done so much to improve my writing skills. If you're feeling generous and would like to sponsor me, you can do so at the Paypal link here. 0.0333 cents per word will give me $10 per sponsorship. 10 sponsorships will give me $100 dollars. This just a suggestion though. I'm grateful for whatever you can spare.
All money raised will go to Clarion West (Seattle). And for every dollar I make, I will donate a dollar out of my own money to Clarion South (Brisbane) up to the value of AUD$100
And don't forget to let me know if you sponsor me, so I can thank you.
Huge thanks to those who have donated money so far. I'm halfway to my goal already.
PS: Please forgive typos. I've gotta go work :)
Thank you to everyone involved in CW2008. You all helped me do that.
And so another year has come around and CW2009 has just begun, along with the CW 2008 Write-A-Thon. This morning, the first draft of my novel was up to 36,785. Tonight I'm at:
At the end of the Write-a-thon I plan to be 30,000 words further down the track. I'm also planning to raise $100 for CW to help give something back to the organisation that has done so much to improve my writing skills. If you're feeling generous and would like to sponsor me, you can do so at the Paypal link here. 0.0333 cents per word will give me $10 per sponsorship. 10 sponsorships will give me $100 dollars. This just a suggestion though. I'm grateful for whatever you can spare.
All money raised will go to Clarion West (Seattle). And for every dollar I make, I will donate a dollar out of my own money to Clarion South (Brisbane) up to the value of AUD$100
And don't forget to let me know if you sponsor me, so I can thank you.
Huge thanks to those who have donated money so far. I'm halfway to my goal already.
PS: Please forgive typos. I've gotta go work :)