Things I Hate...

... about myself which are unhealthy and I should learn to deal with better.

• Deadlines and procrastination. (This was meant to be posted Monday.)
  
• Obsessing over my own faults. (Hence writing this list.)
  
• Inability to appreciate my own successes. (Which seems quite a martyrish thing to say.)
  
• Simultaneous need for isolation and interaction. (An exceedingly human quality.)
  
• Assumptions that guile and previous experience trump practice. (Always.)
  
• Assumptions that literally everyone else is more experienced than myself. (Not always a fault.)
  
• My body image.  (I really don't

Screw that. I'm twenty three and sick of dealing with this insecurity.

I'm going to go write about robots and eat ice cream and drink more coffee. Maybe a good book. Transistor is actually really lovely and I really dig the aesthetic. Not good for my sleep schedule, but I'm alright with that. Maybe I'll write Transistor fan fiction. That sounds like a good plan. Yes. 

Also, contribute to my Clarion Write-a-Thon drive and get awful haikus (one per dollar). 

My current haiku completion stats are sitting at a solid 20/40 so those will get done and sent out before week's end.

This will be all green by the end of the week without your help.
FIGHT THE GREEN MENACE! DONATE TODAY! 

Haikus! (and the Clarion Write-a-Thon)

    Guys, I'm about to begin a journey for the Clarion Write-a-Thon which helps eighteen fledgling science fiction and fantasy writers each year attend Clarion USCD, a six week workshop with absolutely amazing set of award-winning instructors. It was a completely life changing and insanely positive experience when I had the privilege to attended last year, and I honestly can't say how much it has impacted me as a person let alone as an author.

    But I was only able to attend with help from the MSU Knight-Wilhelm Scholarship, and not everyone is so fortunate to attend Michigan State to qualify for it. So, I am going to be writing to raise money for scholarships to help people afford to make the leap.

    For my Write-a-Thon, I will be attempting to get six stories out the door in six weeks. While doing that, I'm also trying to get my MS thesis done, fit in a few adventures, and trying not to devolve into a puddle of self-loathing. And while this seems daunting, I am happy to share a little secret:

You Can Help!

 If you want to help here's the gameplan: 

Haikus for Donations

• By donating to my drive, I'll personally write haikus for you.
• For each dollar that you donate, I will write you one haiku.
      ($1 = 1 Haiku, $20 = 20 Haikus, and so forth)
• I will send them to you via Facebook, Twitter, or email.
      (Your preference.)
• If I cannot send them via those, they will be posted in a weekly abandoned haiku post.
• Anonymous donations will also count to the haiku count and go to the abandoned haiku post.
• Making a pledge means that for each story I send out, I will write that many haikus for you. 

Warnings and Disclaimers

• I am not a poet.
• These will not be edited.
• You have no say in content, but that's half the fun. 
• Expect awful prose.
• It will take me time to keep on top of this, but all haikus will be written within a week of donation. (Threats of further donations are encouraged.)
• Vulgarity, obscenity, and crude jokes will be avoided to the best of my ability.

So, you donate money to support fledgling authors and I write haikus and short stories. It's a win-win.

Again, you can find my drive page here or on the list of authors participating. (I'm right under Kim Stanley Robinson!) And if you have more money burning a hole in your pocket or you want to spread the love amongst several other authors, these are other Clarion USCD 2013 folks that would appreciate your support:

• Jessica Cluess 
• Thom Dunn (whose spiel can be found here.)
• Gabriella Santiago 
• Marie Vibbert 
• Alyssa Wong