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May 10, 2005

Grant Application Posted Off; Little Known Author Worries

We're just back from posting off my application for the Australia Council Literature Board's New Work Grant. One way or another, I should get the result of the Board's deliberations sometime in October. If they approve my application and let me have the $25,000 I've asked for (you can pick $10K, $15K, or $25K), I then have to wait until 1 or 2 November of this year before I can start the proposed project.

If you're thinking, "Good grief, what are you supposed to do between now and then?" you're not alone.

I had intended telling the Board that I would work on ANTIMATTER VOODOO if I got the grant, but I changed my mind. I'd rather keep on plugging away at the beast. This meant coming up with something else to propose to the Board. As it happens, there is this one idea I've had, for years, rattling away in the back of my head, telling me I should really sit down and write it up. So I came up with a proposal based on that idea. Not sure how well the proposal went, but it's a start. I plan to keep tinkering with the frame of the idea on the side as a possible future project, regardless of what the Board decides.

Meanwhile, I found some more excellent advice on writing, particularly at novel-length, this time from Cory Doctorow (who in turn got it from Algis Budrys and at a Clarion workshop).

Posted by adrian at May 10, 2005 01:52 PM

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well, good luck. i know you have a good shot at this!

Posted by: river selkie [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 11, 2005 01:17 PM

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