Clarion call
Somehow, I have no idea how (ah, the mysterious ways of the Web!) I stumbled onto three LJ'ers who are currently attending Clarion West. Now Clarion West is something I've thought about/dreamed about/desperately wanted/been terrified to apply to for several many years. It's part of why I joined the online writers group I belong to, to polish my skills to the point that I wouldn't feel a total schlemiel when and if I accumulated sufficient spinal material to try for it. So -- although I feel vaguely stalkery for doing so -- I went back to the beginning and read all their entries about Clarion to date (there are two weeks left), and positively wallowed in the discussions of writer-instructors (Elizabeth Bear! Nalo Hopkinson!!), surprise guests (OMG Ted Chiang, only one of the best writers evah for whom all superlatives would be woefully inadequate), writing, critiques, readings, lectures, tips, and of course books, etc etc etc. All the while picturing myself THERE. *sigh* original Clarion at UCSD is equally stellar this year (Elizabeth Hand! Kim Stanley Robinson!!!). *sigh(2)*
Applications for Clarion 2010 are due sometime in the early spring, I think. Must start gearing up. What's the worst that can happen? It's not like I'll get laughed at for trying, right? Grrrr. Must locate and purchase self-discipline and spinal material at earliest opportunity. Wonder if they carry it at Wal-Mart? No, maybe the local co-op, I don't want that artificial mass-produced stuff that craps out at crucial moments...
Applications for Clarion 2010 are due sometime in the early spring, I think. Must start gearing up. What's the worst that can happen? It's not like I'll get laughed at for trying, right? Grrrr. Must locate and purchase self-discipline and spinal material at earliest opportunity. Wonder if they carry it at Wal-Mart? No, maybe the local co-op, I don't want that artificial mass-produced stuff that craps out at crucial moments...