The Clarion West Write-a-Thon
Update: The Write-a-thon has started! Click the “Write-a-thon” tab at the top of the page to see my day-to-day progress. A few days ago I signed up for the Clarion West Write-a-Thon. For those...
View ArticleClarion West Write-a-Thon Midterm Report
I’ve gotten through twenty-one days of the Clarion West Write-a-thon– precisely halfway. It’s been mostly successful: after 21 days, I’m sitting at 21,199 words, which means that so far I’ve hit my...
View ArticleClarion West Write-a-thon: Complete!
Back in mid-June, I signed up for the Clarion West Write-a-thon, and set myself a goal: add at least 1,000 words a day to my novel. Now, 41 days later, I’ve added 41,653 words, for an average of 1,016...
View ArticleThe Clarion West Write-a-thon, Year 2: Now with Rewards!
That is, Year 2 of me participating in it. Not Year 2 of the Write-a-thon. It’s been going on for a quite a bit longer than that. Clarion West is a six-week intensive writing workshop for people who...
View ArticleLet the Write-a-Thon Commence (3 Days Ago)
It’s that magical time of year: when you can go outside in Seattle in shorts, when days are actually more likely to be sunny than not, and when the locals start complaining about the heat anytime the...
View ArticleClarion Write-a-thon Midpoint (3 Days Ago) Update
As of today, we’re on Day 24 of 42 in the Clarion West Write-a-thon, and I’m pleased to say that so far I’m on track to meet my goal. In 23 days, I’ve written 23,356 words, just over my...
View ArticleClarion West Write-a-thon Wrapup
On August 3, Clarion West 2013– and with it the Clarion West Write-a-thon– came to an end. Ultimately, I didn’t quite make my word count goal. My final tally was 36,247 words; my goal had been 42,000....
View ArticleA Few Writing Updates
I haven’t blogged much about my writing lately, but it’s not because I haven’t been working on it. If anything, I’ve been afraid that by blogging about what I’m doing, I’ll jinx what’s been an...
View ArticleWrite-a-Thon Midpoint Progress Report
As part of the Clarion West Write-a-thon, I’ve been writing the second draft of my current work-in-progress novel, tentatively titled Noah’s Dragon. You can track my chapter-by-chapter progress in the...
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