tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post5934615663903280931..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: A Midwestern Gem for WritersJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-69481859591574328312012-03-04T13:31:21.103-05:002012-03-04T13:31:21.103-05:00Ellis, thank you for stopping by. Yes, it is an am...Ellis, thank you for stopping by. Yes, it is an amazing opportunity. Ragdale wants to open itself to a more diverse set of residents. Not just the same creative writing faculty (who may be fabulous and will always still be welcome), but also men and women writers who've worked hard to be good writers in the midst of other careers and raising families. The cost is very small because the foundation pays for most of it, and they have a number of full fellowships, including several specifically for women over 50 (a population usually ignored). Stays can range from 1 week to 6 weeks, though two weeks is the usual. They are also starting some weekend programs--creative sabbaticals--for people with demanding jobs and family situations.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-59266446265288932422012-03-04T13:21:39.253-05:002012-03-04T13:21:39.253-05:00Gloria, no critiquing. It's a residence rather...Gloria, no critiquing. It's a residence rather than a workshop.<br /><br />I'm glad you liked the poem. It was an amazing experience, eye-to-eye with the stag. I had seen them from the distance, but up close as big as a horse with the antlers added to that and a fierce yet shy look. And then the leaps--just incredible.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-76849947296849768652012-03-04T13:16:52.963-05:002012-03-04T13:16:52.963-05:00Warren, Ragdale really is writer's heaven. The...Warren, Ragdale really is writer's heaven. They are just finishing the 3.1 million dollar renovation of the historic landmark Ragdale House (where I was). I'll be up there on my book tour in June at an event they're giving to celebrate the opening of Ragdale House and the publication of my novel.<br /><br />It has a fantastic history. Carl Sandburg wrote some of his best poetry there as a summer guest when it was still a family home.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-14607069255863039652012-03-04T13:12:46.704-05:002012-03-04T13:12:46.704-05:00I'm finally on my way back from Chicago & ...I'm finally on my way back from Chicago & able to get a little internet.<br /><br />E.B., May 15 is the next deadline for admissions. They have three application periods during the year--Jan. 15, May 15, September 15. It's pretty competitive, but often easier to get in for the winter session (Sept. 15 deadline) because moat people want summer or fall. It's beautiful in winter, though, as you can see.<br /><br />Did no writing at the AWP. I was salted for a panel and two readings, plus co-hosting the Ragdale reception and my poetry publisher's dinner. The rest of the time I was working the table in the book fair. (The life of a publisher's wife!) No time for any writing, but lots and lots of great friends stopping to visit & to have dinner & breakfast. Lovely but exhausting.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-83894579271046490082012-03-04T08:32:11.324-05:002012-03-04T08:32:11.324-05:00Linda, how wonderful to spend a month at such a pl...Linda, how wonderful to spend a month at such a place! The mere idea of uninterrupted peace to think and write, with the encounter with the stag, sets me to dreaming. Love the poem too.Ellis Vidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-7879870569969522322012-03-03T16:20:07.160-05:002012-03-03T16:20:07.160-05:00What a wonderful place to be. I envy you. I went t...What a wonderful place to be. I envy you. I went to Seascape in Connecticut last September and enjoyed it, too, but we spent more time in critiquing each others' work. I got a lot out of that, though. As for writing, I find I do my best writing at home alone.<br /><br />I loved your poem. What a special experience it was to see that stag.<br />Even though I have deer in my woods, I rarely see them. But then I don't walk in the woods at night, either.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-85845300436821564512012-03-03T09:16:10.419-05:002012-03-03T09:16:10.419-05:00My four months in New Zealand was something like t...My four months in New Zealand was something like that, no phone calls, no house to maintain, just long hours when I could work and re-work, write and revise.<br />It was the most productive writing period in my life. Ragdale sounds like heaven.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-75426114005661755532012-03-03T09:07:15.388-05:002012-03-03T09:07:15.388-05:00I didn't know about the Ragdale Foundation, Li...I didn't know about the Ragdale Foundation, Linda. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. Have fun and write well!E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.com