Category: News update
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Clarion by the numbers
Clarion Writers Workshop is over for 2009. Wow. Going by the numbers: 6 stories critiqued, 5 stories written (my first story was on day 1 and was a submission story) One novel proposal, outline and first chapter written and critiqued 30 pounds of paper brought home containing those critiques Critiquing many many stories, I want…
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At Clarion, in the USA and loving it
Life has been an amazing and frantic. Since last I wrote I’ve reached the United States unpacked in a big rush in Portland (turning a rather nice basement into a cosy home) and then zoomed down to San Diego. I’m in the third week of Clarion Writer’s Workshop, the bees knees of creative development. I’m…
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And in other news
And in other news I’m writing and doing all sorts of things while waiting for our flight. Update of our adventures by the numbers: 15 minutes until we board our plane for Los Angeles 45 minutes until the plane takes off (nominally) 10am Monday we leave Australia, we travel for 14 hours and arrive 7.30am…
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5am Melbourne – After the Emerging Writers Festival
The Emerging Writers Festival is over. I had a rocking good time. Met some lovely people. Had the brain juices stimulated, challenged, soothed and had some of my wackier ideas encouraged! Beware. As always, I didn’t attend most of the panels I intended to go to. Instead I wandered from interesting thing to interesting thing…
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Numbers, Ankles and Visas
It’s been a full few weeks. Here’s a little by the numbers. 6 whole days until I leave Canberra 4 whole days to pack up most of the house and prepare an awesome farewell 3 torn ligaments in my right ankle 3 visits to the physiotherapist and 1 ankle brace 1 set of x-rays showing…
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Little liz – the accident prone years
… no the accident prone years would mean just about any year. I am writing this with a strapped finger after getting a deep slash in my finger while examining suitcases. I wrote up this anecdote to share with my Co-Clarionaters, we’re getting to know each other and Mr Nicholas Bede Stenner suggested we share…
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Liz Bio vs 2
With thanks for the kind crits, here is version 2: A zombie love story, a seed that breaks through and changes the world, the quest to be cool through the power of snake skins or the disillusionment of of a nuclear physicist are a few of Liz’s tales. Dark and macabre or playful and delicious…
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Your views wanted – new Bio
The art of Bio is a strange and mysterious one. I’ve been reworking one for the Emerging Writers festival in May. What do you think? Does it interest you? Does it inspire you to come along to something I’m running? Does it inspire you to employ me? Bio: Liz’s stories often take people to dark…
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Taken to Twitter!
I have now joined the twitterers. I blame Stephen Fry, he’s so intelligent and lovely and his love for it has infused me. It had been tempting me for sometime, given that lovely smart people like Liz Gorinsky and Mary Robinette Kowal Twitter. I have read enough about twitter and seen enough evidence that I…
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Comics Workshop now on 24 February
My Comics workshop planned for 17 February will now be held on the 24th – we have encountered some logistical difficulties. Making Comics – writing, drawing and scheming! When: 2.30 – 5.30 Tuesday 24 February For: People aged 12-25 Where: U-Turn Corner Chandler Street and Swanson Court Belconnen ACT 2616 This workshop is free, thanks…