I came up on the train today to be a Mystery Muse at Clarion West. Â I didn’t want to mention that I was headed toward Seattle just in case the students — who should be writing — noticed that I was coming and guessed.
Nisi Shawl and I chatted with them for a little over an hour about some aspects of the business side of writing. Things like how to get on panels, how to start and end conversations, headshots, bios, and freebies. Â Charles Stross, who was their sixth instructor, joined us at the end with some additional excellent advice.
Some of these, I’ll expand and get written up into Debut Author Lessons. Â Meanwhile, may I just say to the 2011 Clarion Class that it was a pleasure meeting you. Congratulations on surviving!
It was a beautiful day in the Seattle. I hope you got to enjoy some of the great weather!
I look forward to reading the advice you post. 🙂
Congrats on the Hugo nom. Good luck!