Tag Archives: Clarion Science Fiction Workshop

With You By My Side, It Should Be Fine

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Loren Rhoads

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 →

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WorldCon in My Back Yard

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Loren Rhoads

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 →

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On Applying Criticism

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Loren Rhoads

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 →

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Behind “Mothflame”

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Loren Rhoads

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 →

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It takes an army to learn to write

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Loren Rhoads

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 →

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