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Here's a quick update on my Clarion prep. My goal for this first month was to:
Here's what I actually got done:
Writing:
Averaged about 4 hours of writing a day, 6 days a week. The time was split 50/50 between "serious" writing and more pulpy projects.
So yea, I wrote a lot. But I didn't achieve my goal of finishing two stories. Finishing is a big issue for me. The root cause isn't so much fear...
Holy buckets. I got into the Clarion UCSD writer's workshop!
To be honest, I had low expectations for my chances this year. When I first applied in 2024, I got a form rejection. Not even a "your stories were good but not quite good enough please try again next year." And I wasn't sure how much I'd improved over the past two years. Sure, I'd written a bundle of short stories and a 6+ indie novel...