Moose and Ink

The Final Viable Paradise post … for now 🙂 When I was accepted into Viable Paradise, the first thing I did was to hit the Internet and start searching out other people’s experiences and suggestions.  Some of those really paid off. So in my final post on Viable Paradise, I’m…

“Matt – I will always remember your name!  Now go write!” -inscription inside of Old Man’s War by John Scalzi Saturday The saddest day of the workshop. The day it all ends. People started leaving early, some even the night before.  There was a small gathering in the Staff Den…

… Until Hell Won’t Have It. Friday The day started with a collegium on Research led by DD who showed us how to become an expert on any subject in just two weeks.  Hint – it involves going to your Library *gasp*.  A whole lot of people offered advice, things…

“Writing is many things.  Being kind to your characters is not one of them.” Thursday No break-out groups today.  Instead, we started off with a collegium led by TNH on Agents and Contracts.  Very useful from a business side of things.  I knew quite a bit of this (being a…

I can’t wait to see ‘Whorelord‘ in book stores. Wednesday Bright and early and stretchy.  Started the day off joining Bear and Julia for a yoga session at 6am.  It was cold and a little drizzly, so of course, we went outside.  We were buzzed by an owl (I think)…

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…

“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…

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…