Had a *great* time at Norwescon, hanging out with jaylake and bridget_coila and Todd Lockwood and Syne Mitchell and Bob Kruger and Michelle “Miki” Garrison and many, many others.
I did a reading for the Broad Universe rapid fire reading. I also read for Talebones, Live!. Laughed and talked a lot. Considered the entire weekend an artist’s date. Am not going back to the con today (Sunday) — I don’t have much of a voice and I need to recover. I’m frustrated by my body — feeling so betrayed by it — didn’t used to be so exhausted by such simple things. However, I still managed at least a day and a half of interaction, and I’m grateful for that.
This morning’s writing prompt was, “Write about a fall from grace.” This young woman Janna appeared, along with St. Stephen’s, a church about four blocks away from Tomas the green grocer. Then came Father Michael. Janna’s falling in love with her priest and her fall from grace was quiet and heart-wrenching. I don’t know if I’ll sit down and rewrite all these stories in this neighborhood, but I like that Janna appeared. I can feel how she gives complexity to the neighborhood, how her story adds to the others, even if she never appears in person in any of them. I don’t know if I’m going to try to turn all these stories into a collection someday. The addition to Janna in the neighborhood, though, makes me think I might, even if her story never ends up in the final product.
It was a pleasure meeting you at Norwescon. And I loved your Talebones Live reading!
Pleasure meeting you as well! Liked your story too.
It was a pleasure meeting you at Norwescon. And I loved your Talebones Live reading!
Pleasure meeting you as well! Liked your story too.
Frankly, I have been intreged by these stories that you have been talking about for the last couple of weeks. In many ways, it seems to me, that you are in the early stage of writing what will be a book of interconnected stories that border into magical realism about this neighborhood that exists somewhere/nowhere. I hope you do continue to follow this path and that they end up in a collection. I’m sorry to hear you are having problems, both with real life and with your writing; however it is good to hear that you will be making Wiscon this year. I look forward to seeing you there.
I’m glad you’ve been enjoying the stories. I think you’re right — I think I may end up actually making stories out of these pieces, really writing them into some kind of anthology.
It’s kind of hard to describe — but until Jenna showed up, I didn’t think there was enough there. However, suddenly, with her and Father Michael and the church, everything seemed to click and gel together in my head. Maybe the neighborhood just needed a religious core for it to work for me. Not necessarily a spiritual core, as that might actually be Mandy and her Magik shop. *G*
Frankly, I have been intreged by these stories that you have been talking about for the last couple of weeks. In many ways, it seems to me, that you are in the early stage of writing what will be a book of interconnected stories that border into magical realism about this neighborhood that exists somewhere/nowhere. I hope you do continue to follow this path and that they end up in a collection. I’m sorry to hear you are having problems, both with real life and with your writing; however it is good to hear that you will be making Wiscon this year. I look forward to seeing you there.
I’m glad you’ve been enjoying the stories. I think you’re right — I think I may end up actually making stories out of these pieces, really writing them into some kind of anthology.
It’s kind of hard to describe — but until Jenna showed up, I didn’t think there was enough there. However, suddenly, with her and Father Michael and the church, everything seemed to click and gel together in my head. Maybe the neighborhood just needed a religious core for it to work for me. Not necessarily a spiritual core, as that might actually be Mandy and her Magik shop. *G*