Hey, pro writer friends — could you let me know if you’d be available to do Zoom panels for the SLF? Right now, they’re usually on Saturday from 2 – 3:15 CST, though we may do other times in future. Immediate needs (I’m a little behind on this, so it’s slightly urgent), are for the […]
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Folks, we’ve got one week to go on our Kickstarter, and as you can see, we’re likely to make our goal, which is terrific! I think there’s a good chance we’ll hit it today, which will be very exciting. I’ve already started working with Meghan Lamb on developing the intro to fiction sequence; I think
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WisCon flashback — we held a little party for the SLF / Feast. I’ll be honest, this is where I really noticed the dropped numbers at Wiscon. My panels were actually all quite full, but I know the overall numbers at the con were quite low this year (perhaps half of what WisCon is at
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We made it up to WisCon yesterday, coming in a day early to do some writing / workshopping with folks. I have a very heavily-scheduled con, as anytime I’m not on panels or doing a reading, I’ll be staffing the SLF table in the dealer’s room, or doing a volunteer shift in the art show.
Hey, we broke $3000 over the weekend! Woot! We’re six days into the Kickstarter, so that’s pretty decent, but I’d really love to hit goal ($5K) soon, so I can relax, but also so we can start working on the exciting stretch goals. Spread the word, please, and support if you can? Free creative writing
Why are we running a Kickstarter to fund a free self-directed introduction to creative writing class? Well, for one reason, the costs of graduate school in creative writing have skyrocketed in recent years. For one example, consider: Columbia University, 2021–2022 Tuition and Fees, MFA Students Fall and Spring Semester total: $73,240 Cost of a Two-Year
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One day into our Kickstarter, and we are SO CLOSE to halfway there! Free writing lessons — FOR THE WORLD. https://www.kickstarter.com/…/portolan-writing-project…
Folks, we’ve launched the Portolan Kickstarter! Please check it out, and I would REALLY appreciate it if you’d tell your friends — like, share, comment on this post, anything you can do to help us blast past the FB gatekeeping algorithms and make the Kickstarter actually visible to people! We’re aiming to raise $5000 initially
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Quick note that we’re getting ready to launch a SLF Kickstarter on Tuesday next week — you can sign up to be notified on our pre-launch page here: https://kickstarter.com/…/portolan-writing-project-phase-1
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Quick note with my panels for WisCon — looking forward! (They are still looking for people to fill out quite a few panels, so if you didn’t get a chance to sign up earlier, it’s probably not too late — https://wiscon.net) 1) Marriage Story: SFF and Literary Fiction Conference 4 • Reading, Viewing, and Critiquing
