Viable Paradise
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Viable Paradise – Tuesday
All great stories start with ‘So there I was…’ or ‘I shit you not…’ Tuesday No forced march this morning. Instead, I went out for a three mile run. A bit on the chilly side, but I can’t really complain. It’s hard to do that when you’ve got the coast to your side. I love Continue reading
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Viable Paradise – Monday
“If you are here, it’s because you are in the top 2 – 3% of the slush pile.” Monday The day started early with a forced march – 6:30am, MacDonald led a 3 mile walk along the coastline. I opted to join so that I could stretch my legs. The island is beautiful in the Continue reading
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Viable Paradise – Sunday
And thus begins the journal of Viable Paradise… SUNDAY I went to Viable Paradise to find out if I had what it took to become a writer. The trip began at the ungodly hour of 4:30am. That’s when Steph dropped me off at the Dubuque airport to catch a 6am flight. In retrospect, I could Continue reading
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… and home again
Home! Sure, the cat’s torked, the dog needs out (constantly), and groceries need to be bought, but by God, it’s good to be home again. I’ll try to write up my experiences on VP XII over the next week or two, as I’m sure all my other classmates will as well. I did get one Continue reading
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Back to the Mainland
In just a few short hours, I’ll be hopping a ferry back to the mainland. Viable Paradise XIII is over. This has indeed been an incredible experience but it’s time for it to be over. Sometime in the next week or two, I’ll probably post up my thoughts and what went down here (at least Continue reading
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From the Little Island…
If you do a Google search on Viable Paradise, you’ll undoubtedly come across comments from previous attendees. These comments read like praise of a cult. Fantastic instructors. Awesome staff. Great friends. Believe me when I say this : Every Word Is True. I have learned more in the three days I have been here than Continue reading
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A Viable Reason
Yeah, I’m stretching it on titles for Viable Paradise. Sue me:) My plane lands in Boston at 11:50 am on Sunday. That makes it a little over 72 hours until I’m on Marthas Vineyard. The bag is mostly packed. Actually, it was on Wednesday night. The cat helped out a lot by constantly jumping in. Continue reading
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Top Minds Agree – Hugo Rocks
Two of the instructors at Viable Paradise won Hugo Awards* this past weekend – John Scalzi and Elizabeth Bear. Add to that Patrick Nielsen Hayden who won it back in 2007 and there will be three Hugo winners at VP. That is like, way cool. * The Hugo is Science-Fiction and Fantasy’s top award. Past Continue reading
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Paradise Mine
On June 24th, I submitted an application to Viable Paradise, the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Writers Workshop in Martha’s Vineyard. Shortly after that, I started thinking of what I would do should I be accepted. Maybe make a post with the definitions of Viable and Paradise and work that into some witty essay. Dance a little jig. Go Continue reading
Moose and Ink 