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MCWC 2022

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Marion

Another Mendocino Coast Writers Conference is in the rearview. This was the first in-person conference since 2019, and I would have loved it for that alone. I did love it for that reason, but there were many other reasons to … Continue reading →

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The Way We Live Now #6: #MCWC2020

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Marion

2020’s Mendocino Coast Writers Conference was entirely online. Zoom provided the backbone of the event, used for the morning workshops, the afternoon talks, readings and Open Mike, and as far as I know the consultations. There were some surprising bonuses … Continue reading →

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MCWC, 2019

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Marion

The high point of this year’s writing conference was learning that several of my consigned book sold in the conference bookstore. I wheedled the day-one bookstore employee into letting me put out five to start with; that was two more … Continue reading →

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MCWC, 2018: Looking in the Rearview

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Marion

This year’s Mendocino Coast Writers Conference was good for me. Vanessa Hua, who taught the short story workshop, chose a different element of story to examine (setting, dialogue, stakes, character, etc) each day. We opened with a writing exercise and … Continue reading →

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We Interrupt Florida to Bring You the Noyo River Review Launch

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Marion

The Noyo River Review held its launch party on Sunday, May 13, at the Gallery Bookshop in Mendocino. The bookstore has a deep and abiding relationship with the Mendocino Coast Writers Conference, and when the Mendocino Odd Fellows building was … Continue reading →

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The Double Standard

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Marion

The 2016 MCWC Short Story workshop had a get-together on Saturday, in Oakland. Lori Ostlund, our teacher and her partner Anne Raeff hosted, and Blaze coordinated it. Blaze and Lori’s niece checked out venues and came up with the Double … Continue reading →

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MCWC 2016

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Marion

Usually I blog almost immediately about the Mendocino Coast Writers Conference, and sometimes I break down the posts by day. I didn’t do that this year. For one thing, I attended two of the afternoon sessions this year, something I … Continue reading →

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The Conference, Day Three; But So…

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Marion

Corbett is clear that a work of fiction needs tension to rise until the climax, and that “tension” is not necessarily action. Again, it’s not the dump truck. Stories and novels that have characters reacting to one random event after … Continue reading →

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The Conference, Day Two: The Art of Making it Worse

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Marion

The photos I’ve used have nothing to do with the text. I just like them. One of our workshop members had a point in her story where the main character sees a person on a bridge, getting ready to jump. … Continue reading →

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The Conference, Day One; Mapping the Interior

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Marion

I attended  Lisa Locascio’s afternoon presentation, “Mapping the Interior; Portraying the Internal Landscape in Prose,” on Thursday. First, a confession: while I often stay for the faculty readings, I rarely attend the afternoon sessions. I always have good intentions about … Continue reading →

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