Clarion West Write-a-thon 2013: Week 1

As I type this, a group of very talented up-and-coming writers has embarked on their first week of the 30th (!) Clarion West Writers Workshop. Most of you who follow me and read my blog will know what the workshop means to the people that apply, to the people who attend, and to the alumni (like me!). It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience to totally devote yourself to the writing life, and one of the most intense six weeks a writer can experience. It’s amazing.

Clarion West is fortunate to have some grants from corporate donors like Amazon, but it’s really the writing community and the grass-roots backers that keep it strong year after year. During the six weeks of the actual workshop, the annual Clarion West Write-a-Thon is an opportunity for participants and sponsors to raise some money and awareness for this fantastic program. I’m participating again this year, planning to finish my novel by the end of the workshop (I’m in the home stretch!)

If you would like to sponsor me in the write-a-thon, you can click here.

Many other fantastic writers (some much better known than I!) are also participating. If you don’t want to back me, consider supporting Clarion West in the name of your favorite author. This workshop makes a lot of dreams come true. Mine included.

Thanks for your support.