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Last Day

Written on July 27, 2012 by janineso in Clarion West

Well, today is the last day of the Clarion West Write-a-thon. I successfully reached all my goals, and some of the public even sponsored me. (Was it you? I suppose you still can RIGHT NOW if you’re feeling motivated.) Now it’s time to edit all the stories I wrote, during and before the…

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Took Over My Life!

Written on July 24, 2012 by janineso in Uncategorized

That short story I wrote on request last week? It took over my life. Every night, it was: “Just five more minutes (at 1 a.m.)” or “Honey, could you come read this version and give me your opinion?” I went through five editors, four late nights, three subplots, two completely different sets of first…

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Technically…

Written on July 17, 2012 by janineso in Clarion West

Woohoo! As of three minutes ago, I have technically reached all my writing goals for the Clarion West Write-a-thon. From now on, anything I write is just bonus. Today, I took a break from writing a short story which I like to think of as “Swordspoint meets MIT night hacks” in favor of some…

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Lots of Write-a-thon updates

Written on July 10, 2012 by janineso in Clarion West, Uncategorized

I swear, I’ve written plenty since my last update. Here’s the current standing. Goals: 4 short stories. Begin novel outline. Progress: 3 short stories. Novel outline started. (The A-plot is giving me trouble with this novel outline. I thought it was going to be a sheep stealing caper, but now I’m pretty sure it’s…

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Much Further Ahead Than I’d Hoped

Written on July 1, 2012 by janineso in Clarion West

My parents are reading in my guest room, curled up with my cat. I’m cocooned in a cotton sweater. Today is Sunday, a day of tea drinking and strolls around the lake. Today, it’s also a day of short story writing. I woke up at 8am, started typing, and stopped just now with a…

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Take Your Parent to Work Day

Written on June 25, 2012 by janineso in Clarion West

It’s a good thing I got ahead on my Clarion West Write-a-thon goals last week. Because my parents are visiting. So I’ve declared it “Take Your Parent to Work Day”. You see, I meet up with some other local authors a few times a week, and we sit in a cafe andwork. Oh, we…

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Write-a-thon update

Written on June 20, 2012 by janineso in Clarion West

Of my stated goals for the Clarion West Write-a-thon, I’m already 15% done. This week, I’ve written a rough draft of one short story and am using this post to procrastinate on writing the next. Considering that I have to write 4 stories in 6 weeks and that the Write-a-thon started on Sunday… four, I…

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Clarion West Write-a-thon

Written on June 18, 2012 by janineso in Clarion West

For the next few weeks, I’ll use this page’s blog feature to talk about my experience as part of Clarion West’s Write-a-thon. Background – What is Clarion West? Clarion West is a six week intensive course for science fiction and fantasy writers. It’s held in Seattle yearly and boasts some big name instructors. Learn…