Tag Archives: Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference

From My Room

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Marion

This was my room. This was my view. The captain’s house is set back on the bluff, away from Main Street. I stayed in the Pacific Suite. It meant I got no traffic noise from the village itself (my one … Continue reading →

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One Thing About Earl; Part One

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Marion

(This is original fiction. You are welcome to link to it. If you quote it or cite it, give me credit. Marion) I got the idea for this story at the Mendocino Coast Writers Conference, the year I took a … 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 Consultation

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Marion

I paid extra at the conference to have a consultation with an agent.  This is standard conference practice and really is the reason many new writers go to conferences.  They hope they’ll find an agent. I came to MCWC the … Continue reading →

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Breakfast at the Harbor

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Marion

Sunday,7:57 am. I pulled into a parking space right in front of the narrow one-story blue diner. The sign read “Open,” but no lights were on inside. A small silvery SUV pulled in next to me. In the passenger seat, … Continue reading →

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Life and the Carnival

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Marion

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends, We’re so glad you would attend, come inside, come inside. Karn Evil 9, Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Peter Sinclair Brain Salad Surgery ,Emerson, Lake and Palmer I just got … Continue reading →

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