I plotted this one a while back, but have been so busy this is the first time I’ve had to sit down and write it. It’s laid out in 10 scenes (using Daniel Abraham’s method) and I wrote a long scene 1 (2000 words) today. Oh, well. First draft, right?
Planning for fall teaching
The Alexandra Centre has confirmed my teaching gig this fall: a ten week course on “The first three chapters.” The registration is full with a waitlist, so I will have ten students. I’m really looking forward to the class–it’s one I haven’t taught before, so I did some preliminary preparation this week.
The curriculum is only described very briefly: ten weeks, ten words (plot, setting, character…) and there will be no, or very little, critiquing (because the opening of a novel is a delicate thing–it can be destroyed so easily), so I added a few items of my own. For instance, I think I’d like to take the students through quilting, pantsing, and planning; we’ll have a brief look at the end at the audience–things like that. I also have a great new reference for them to explore: “Wired for Story.”
World con is, again, fantastic
Not only did the SFWA Board get a ton of work done at its Board meeting and have a great turnout for its Business meeting, but I got to touch base with lots of old friends and make new ones. Also, I taught the Writers’ Workshop again, which is always fun. But the weekend has gone by in a blink and I head home tomorrow. Where does the time go?
Strangers Among Us–First Launch
Sunday was the first of four launches for Strangers Among Us and it went swimmingly. Julie Czerneda interviewed each of the authors regarding how they came up with the ideas for their stories, and the accounts were very moving and uplifting. The launch was well attended and the conference sold out of our copies of the book. Yay!
My Blog Post is Out!
Yay! My blog post, The Pleasures of Anthology Editing, is out on the SFWA site!