I swear, I'm not saying this to rub it in but...I'm leaving for a few days to attend a seminar. In FLORIDA! Woohoo!!!!
I'm going to be hanging out with Linnea, and we'll be attending a seminar taught by the great and powerful literary agent Donald Maass. : ) I'm very excited! Writers speak his name in a hushed and reverant whisper, so it'll be interesting to see what he has to say. I've taken classes from people who've taken classes from him and use his techniques and found them to be helpful when it comes to viewing common writing problems in a different way. So, that's great. I'm really hoping to come away with some new methods to try and new ways of thinking, and I'm grateful to Linnea for getting me in to the class. However, I fear I will be fighting back a case of the giggles as well as the urge to whisper, "the man, the myth, the legend" when he's introduced. : )
Anyway, this is my long and roundabout way of saying that I'll be gone for the next few days. Don't know how often I'll be able to post from the road, especially because I have another round of EOB edits that must get done. But I didn't want you to think I'd forgotten about you, and I'll be full of details and photos when I get back!
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You suck!
I've been to a seminar taught by Donald Maass. The participants were enthusiastic, but . . . .
If he asks people to share some of the most personal moments of their lives, I'd be hesitant to blurt anything out. Some careful consideration needs to be exercised before deciding to relive one's most anguished moments for the sake of writing a scene.
I think he gives useful advice about plotting. Some might choose to use his formulas for plotting, some might use them as a diagnostic.
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ummm... I hate you. :) The forecast for today in Valparaiso, Indiana is sunshine and snowy...??? Please explain to me again why I did not haul my butt all the way to Florida for school?
love,
Bored out of her mind at work
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