There are
times in your writing career when you feel unworthy. You’ve been plodding
along, things are slowly moving forward, and then someone includes in you in a
list of “legendary erotica heavy-hitters” and you look around wondering who
behind you they’re pointing at.
I’m
having another one of those moments.
I’ve
been invited to be an instructor on a writing cruise!
(That
sentence really needs about a bazillion exclamation points!)
It took
me about zero point two seconds to say yes. After I picked my jaw up off the ground.
So, in
October 2011, I’ll be hopping on a cruise ship to Mexico and teaching writing
(I’m doing a two-hour session on romance and erotica and whatever else folks
want to hear me ramble about) along with Kris and Dean (the Kris & Dean
Show is worth the price of admission!) and Chris and Steve York (not sure what
they’ll be teaching yet) and Michael Bellomo (nonfiction).
The
details I already have are below, in case you might be interested. Seriously,
the cost is less than RWA (yes, it’s shorter than RWA and has fewer classes,
but you’ll be on a cruise ship!)—if I weren’t teaching, I might be tempted to go just
because it’s such an amazing deal!
Hmm…time
to start working out so I can look hot in a bikini!
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Scribes
at Sea
Cruise: Long Beach, CA, to Ensenada,
Mexico
Dates: October 28–31*, 2011
Cost–Cruise: starts at $327 per person
(includes port fees, tax, food, lodging, shows), based on double occupancy. At
least one person per cabin must be signed up for the workshops. (So bring your
spouse! Or not your spouse! Heehee.)
Cost–Workshops: $400 for four workshops
Ship: The Carnival Paradise (That’s right, Styx fans: I’m
cruising on the Paradise—because that isn’t deliciously ironic, is it?!)
Cruise
Booking: Contact
Loreene Orgoralini, Can I Go Too? Travel, loreene@canigotoo.com. Reference
“Scribes at Sea.” $100 per person deposit is due at booking; the rest isn’t due
until June 2011.
Workshop
Booking: Contact
Dottie Papin, dpapin9421@gmail.com. $50 due at registration. Payment plans
available with final payment due June 2011.
More info
as I get it!
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*It is also not lost on me that the last day is Halloween. I may have to bring my pirate costume.
7 comments:
That's just filled with awesome!! CONGRATS!!
How completely fabulous! Congratulations!
!!!!!!!!!
Ed and Marian
You lucky soul!
I am insanely jealous.
That sounds insanely fun, as well as a great honor to be asked.
Wish we could go. Hrrm, maybe we can...if I'm employed by then.
Teresa, the workshops may be too basic for you (gods know you wouldn't need to take mine!), although you might enjoy the Kris & Dean Show.
Cost-wise, I think it's insanely cheap for what attendees will be getting!
If anyone's interested in going, now is the time to sign up! It may be cancelled due to not enough participants.... :-(
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