It's every writer's dream to spend two weeks writing in the company of other writers, holed up in a remote location.
Or at least, it definitely is my dream.
This June I'll be spending two weeks at Taos Toolbox, a writer's workshop for advanced writers who need a little shove in the right direction. I might need a bit more than that...
When I first received my acceptance letter from Walter Jon Williams, I fluttered around the apartment, gooey-eyed and chattering too fast for my brain to keep up. Luckily my mind's the turtle in this race, and eventually it crossed the finish line.
Oh crap.
Two weeks.
In New Mexico.
With writers better than me.
What was I thinking???
The panic lasted much longer than the elation, I'm sorry to say, but here I am now, a week later, working on something new to use as my submission to the workshop. It's going to be messy, and I'm going to have to swallow my pride, but every day that brings Taos closer, I get a little bit more excited.
Julia Roberts spends at least part of her time in Taos, so you might get to see her! Woo :) Good luck! I'm sure your submission will be FANTASTIC
ReplyDeleteHey Shannon! I ended up submitting the first chapter of my thesis :) We'll see if that the right choice... if not, we are asked to submit something different for the second week, so I can always backtrack!
ReplyDeleteAnd that is SO cool! I had no idea Taos was such a draw for so many people. Both of my parents have bugged me about playing tourist in Santa Fe (wish I had time and wheels, sigh!)
I'll be toting along my monster camera, so I'll be sure to put up photos when I can (: