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Liveblogging, Part II

Friday, April 30, 2010

So, after liveblogging on Wednesday, I have two major observations.  First, it was a good motivator.  I felt quite compelled to stay on task, because people (probably not a lot of people, but people) would know if I didn’t.  This was good.
But secondly, I felt a little rushed.  I kept wanting to post those “Three [...]

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Liveblogging a Story

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

A few weeks back I wrote about the story opening I wrote for my application to Orson Scott Card’s Literary Boot Camp.  I’ve been letting that story sort of gel in my head for a while, but I’ve got a writing group meeting coming up, not to mention I could hear from OSC any day.  [...]

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Now With Added Hotness

Friday, April 16, 2010

Thirty days, baby!  Thirty days.  Thirty days ago is when I made a deal with myself that I would not buy any more books until I had worked out for thirty days in a row.
And this I have done.  It’s been kind of hard.  It absolutely stunk to be doing great, around Day 20 or [...]

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Turns Out it Was Right Here All Along

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

So lately I’ve been thinking about voice.  When I was in school, studying up on the Great Art of Creative Writing, there was a lot of talk about “finding your voice.” No doubt there still is.
At the time, I thought that my voice was something I was going to have to [...]

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Applying to Boot Camp

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

I sent in my application to Orson Scott Card’s Literary Boot Camp this week.  It will be a little over a month before I’ll know whether or not I’ve been accepted.
OSC makes his determination based on a single page of writing.  Which seems sensible to me; you can tell an awful lot about a writer [...]

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