Month: September 2009
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Book Overview, Creating Short Fiction by Damon Knight
I am trying to write more book summaries, overviews of non-fiction I read. To help me engage more deeply with the text as I go over it so I can write about it and help me remember who said what should I need to refer back to things. Hopefully it will be a useful resource…
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Recently Read Books
Because reading is important (and delicious). One of my favorite things to learn, that I learn every workshop, festival and convention, is that reading is important. “Writers must read!” People proclaim and every time they do I get a delicious shiver. Really? I can indulge in my addiction? I am trying to strategically target my…
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Clarion 2010
The instructors for Clarion and Clarion West have been announced. Clarion will have the pleasure of: Delia Sherman George R.R. Martin Dale Bailey Samuel (Chip) R. Delany Jeff VanderMeer Ann VanderMeer Jeff and Ann VanderMeer will be the bring it home team for the last two weeks. I’ve just finished reading Delany’s essay on Clarion,…