Had a great opportunity this week to get together with members of the Kensington Writers’ Group–an eclectic mix of poets, YA writers, and spec fic writers. Two of our members have had the experience (one, recent) of being a juror for the Canada Council, and it was interesting to see the process from their point of view. Very educational! Another of our members has just finished a memoir, and one, who has gone through more than one life-threatening event in the past couple of years is writing again. A thoroughly satisfying re-connection!
Speculative Fiction course
Oh, and forgot entirely to mention that I am teaching a 10-week Speculative Fiction Course for the Alexandra Center, as well. I have 10 enthusiastic writers, of whom three have taken courses with me before. There is some very good writing showing up on the table!
Teaching at the Alexandra Centre
Had Day 1 of a 2-day course today on “Showing vs Telling” and it went really well. I had a full class–ten students–and they were enthusiastic participators in the discussion and writing. Love teaching at the Alexandra Writing Centre!
Wheel Spinning
Ever have week when you get nothing done? Seem to be busy all the time, but NO WRITING? Aggghh! Okay, I did get a start on revising my pirate novel, but…too much volunteer work and family support. And, skiing, okay.
New computer: Transfer done
Finally got the last of my files transferred to my new computer. Took a long time, but I also only moved over current versions of documents, so I got some weeding done, too. Feels good–but let’s see how often I have to go back to the old computer to rescue something I didn’t think I was going to need.