Monthly Archives: July 2010

resistance

  It seems that I’m actively resisting writing at this point. I just spent the last hour primping in front of the mirror in the bathroom, playing with my hair, and making faces at myself. I found a very interesting …

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clarion write-a-thon week four

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Erm…could we just pretend that Week Four didn’t happen? Because that would be a good explanation for all those zeroes in my running word count. All I can say is “Ouch.” Really. Last week pretty much kicked my rear end.

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kiss me

  No, no, no, this isn’t another crazy bid for more sponsorhip money. Every week of the Write-a-thon, Clarion gives us writers a new challenge. For Week 2, we were tasked with creating our own Sponsor Challenge for the sponsor …

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will sing for sponsorship

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  Any of you who know me at all know that I am kind of freaking out right now. I love to sing, but am terrified of singing in public. It took me almost ten years to sing in front …

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notice joy

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I need to blog about something that’s not Clarion right now. Notice Joy has been a pet project of mine for a while now. I decided to start actively noticing joy every day. Are you living a joyful life? Are …

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clarion write-a-thon week three

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  Every week, Clarion issues a challenge to the Write-a-Thon participants. This week, they’ve challenged us to get creative about finding donors — try something crazy. If I bring in at least a $1 donation in a creative fashion between …

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flash fiction sponsor challenge (week two)

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  This is the beginning of Week 2 of the Clarion UCSD Write-a-Thon. Some of you may have heard of the Clarion writing workshop, which has been running for 42 years and has turned out many bestselling and award-winning writers. …

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clarion write-a-thon week one

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  Week One of the Clarion UCSD Write-a-Thon ended yesterday and I’m already up to 4,843 words. Considering that my original goal was 9,000 words and I’m over halfway there, I’ve revised my goal up to 40,000.

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