NovySan asked me, early this year, if I was going to apply to Clarion again. I said yes, and I did intend to, but then for a variety of reasons, I decided it wouldn’t be a good idea. I didn’t want to write off the writing, though, so I started looking for another workshop – something later in the year, maybe, and a week or a weekend, instead of a month and half.

And I found it.

It’s called Viable Paradise.

It runs for a week, in early October. The timing is perfect. It’s on Martha’s Vineyard, and I’ve never been to the East Coast. So that’s perfect, too. And it’s focused not only on the craft of writing, but also on “the art of writing fiction people want to read.” And that’s just awesome.

Of course, being me, I intended to write something new for my application, and being me, I didn’t. I also intended to submit it several months ago – VP does say that applying early really does improve your chances of being accepted. But again, being me, I didn’t do that, either. No, I sent my manuscript off on the very last day, and you know what? I got in anyway.

Of course, you did know that – you read the title of the post, didn’t you? But still – I got in. Holy shit and ohmygod, I got in.