On, Wisconsin

I went to a writers' workshop a weekend ago in Madison sponsored by the U's continuing education department.  Totally impressed with the continuing education program and the willingness of the faculty and staff to support the attendees/students.  And totally impressed with the quality of the writing by the attendees.  Good grief!  Very humbling, I must say.  So again, I confront my misgivings about my writing, my lack of confidence and my procrastination.  But the weekend spurred me to once again pick up the threads of the story, to create a sense of place, to finish the damned thing.  My aim is to get it in the form of a final draft by Spring - say six months or so.  I may have to give myself a real deadline, a date rather than a season - my favorite advice from the workshop:  get your characters in hot water as soon as possible, and keep them there as long as possible.

So, on to the mischief-making!