I came up on the train today to be a Mystery Muse at Clarion West. 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. 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. 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!