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Tag Archives: Clarion Science Fiction Workshop
With You By My Side, It Should Be Fine
The story that got me into the Clarion Science Fiction Writers Workshop was about a nonbinary prostitute called Tolly. Thomas Disch, one of my Clarion instructors, was extremely disappointed when he met me and my gender didn’t match his expectations, … Continue reading
WorldCon in My Back Yard
Last weekend, the science fiction community’s WorldCon came to San Jose. It was just far enough away that I decided to stay in San Jose, rather than try to commute back and forth to San Francisco. This turned out to … Continue reading
On Applying Criticism
I’m working on polishing up a story I wrote more than 30 years ago. It was my submission story for Clarion. (Back then, you only needed to write one.) I workshopped it for years afterward, trying to get it right. … Continue reading
Behind “Mothflame”
While I was at the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Workshop, I went through a novel that I just couldn’t finish writing and pulled out my favorite scene. In it, a rock’n’roll singer is methodically throwing wine bottles against a … Continue reading
It takes an army to learn to write
I have been blessed with an army of writing teachers. I’m sure I’ve forgotten some here, but these were so important to my growth as a person and a writer that their names are engraved on my heart. Let this … Continue reading