Mikejlewis

This summer, I’ve decided to dedicate six weeks to writing  by joining a write-a-thon. A write-a-thon is sort of like a walk-a-thon. But instead of walking, I’ll be writing, and instead of lining up pledges per mile, I’m asking for pledges per chapter. I am attempting to finally finish the first drafts of a couple of novels.
          	
          	The Write-a-Thon has been hosted annually for the past few years by the Clarion Foundation, a wonderful organization that provides funding for the highly respected Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer’s Workshop at UCSD. This is the workshop I attended back in 2002.
          	
          	I am intending to finish the first drafts of The Rat King and Dark Games – allowing myself the Clarion mindset that it is okay to write roughly in a draft zero, just write! This will mean writing 12 chapters in 6 weeks – I wrote 13 complete stories at Clarion 2002 so it should be possible!
          	
          	I haven’t written much since I got M.E. in 2004 and have hardly finished anything in the 12 years I suffered from it. Last June I recovered (through something called The Lightning Process) and have spent the year doing everything I couldn’t do (like skiing!). Now I really want to try and concentrate on writing.
          	
          	Plus it’s all for a literally fantastic cause. Clarion is the oldest writing program of its kind, and it is highly respected. Many of the greatest figures in science fiction and fantasy honed their skills and launched careers there. Check it out on the web at clarion.ucsd.edu. Writing programs across the world are under tremendous financial pressure and Clarion is no exception. The Write-a-Thon’s success is vital to the workshop’s continued existence. Last year it raised over $13,000!
          	
          	I hope you’ll help out by going to 
          	http://www.clarionwriteathon.org/members/profile.php?writerid=794063
          	
          	 and sponsoring my writing. 
          	
          	Thanks in advance! Please check back often to see how I’m doing and what I’ve written.

Mikejlewis

This summer, I’ve decided to dedicate six weeks to writing  by joining a write-a-thon. A write-a-thon is sort of like a walk-a-thon. But instead of walking, I’ll be writing, and instead of lining up pledges per mile, I’m asking for pledges per chapter. I am attempting to finally finish the first drafts of a couple of novels.
          
          The Write-a-Thon has been hosted annually for the past few years by the Clarion Foundation, a wonderful organization that provides funding for the highly respected Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer’s Workshop at UCSD. This is the workshop I attended back in 2002.
          
          I am intending to finish the first drafts of The Rat King and Dark Games – allowing myself the Clarion mindset that it is okay to write roughly in a draft zero, just write! This will mean writing 12 chapters in 6 weeks – I wrote 13 complete stories at Clarion 2002 so it should be possible!
          
          I haven’t written much since I got M.E. in 2004 and have hardly finished anything in the 12 years I suffered from it. Last June I recovered (through something called The Lightning Process) and have spent the year doing everything I couldn’t do (like skiing!). Now I really want to try and concentrate on writing.
          
          Plus it’s all for a literally fantastic cause. Clarion is the oldest writing program of its kind, and it is highly respected. Many of the greatest figures in science fiction and fantasy honed their skills and launched careers there. Check it out on the web at clarion.ucsd.edu. Writing programs across the world are under tremendous financial pressure and Clarion is no exception. The Write-a-Thon’s success is vital to the workshop’s continued existence. Last year it raised over $13,000!
          
          I hope you’ll help out by going to 
          http://www.clarionwriteathon.org/members/profile.php?writerid=794063
          
           and sponsoring my writing. 
          
          Thanks in advance! Please check back often to see how I’m doing and what I’ve written.