The Clarion Write-A-Thon has kicked off once again! I’m trying to bash my way through a novel, so I’ve signed up. The novel is based on a short story I wrote for the 2015 Write-A-Thon, which ended up in The Orange Volume, a fundraiser anthology put together by my Clarion class (2012! The Awkward Robots!) … More The Clarion Write-A-Thon
My Clarion Class (2012, the Awkward Robots) is doing our annual fundraiser thing, where we write original short fiction during the Clarion Write-A-Thon and then put together a color-themed anthology. If you donate to any of us during the Write-A-Thon, you’ll receive an eBook of the Yellow Volume! After the Write-A-Thon, the Yellow Volume will … More black hearts sated
The illustrious Carmen Machado (@carmenmmachado), one of my many talented classmates from Clarion 2012, invited me to participate in this blog tour, in which we talk about our writing processes (pronounce that with a long “e;” it sounds more sophisticated). She was invited by Sofia Samatar, who was invited by Daniel Jose Older, and so on. … More The Sausage Factory, or: My writing process, a chain letter
Yes, I meant to spell it that way. My last post was a very long time ago. I’m not even going to count the days, weeks, months, etc. For a while I thought I’d just give up on keeping a blog, but then all the other Clarion 2012 grads were posting their post-Clarion thoughts, and … More This whole is hard to climb out of
Good morning, all! Aren’t you just dancing with glee that it’s finally Friday? I know I am. Dancing. By sitting in my office chair. Not dancing. *flail* Some links on this fine day for your enjoyment. First comes via Coilhouse: Edmund Welles, a group I had never heard of before this morning (this is probably … More Nick Mamatas, bass clarinets, revisions, and is it summer yet?
Lara Elena Donnelly 