Blog Buzz from the UPNWW Fellows
Author: admin Category: From the FellowsThis one’s from Dean Alfar’s blog:
“It’s only this morning that I finally really began to enjoy Baguio. For the past couple of days, I’ve been anxious about my poetics presentation, trying to follow Rio Alma’s instruction to be honest and open, Ricky de Ungria’s desire to see where I am and what I’ve got in the pipeline, my feeling that my poetics are less complicated or sophisticated than everyone else’s, and my skepticism about blahblahs…
“…When my turn came, I dispensed with the original poetics material I submitted and opted to share with the panel and fellows what I (and other spec fic writers here) negotiate when we write fiction. And in the spirit of honesty, I shared my concerns when I wear multiple hats as author and advocate. Along the way, I said that spec fic did not need anyone’s validation or permission or approval - but it will be up to us to apply rigor and such. During the Q&A Ichi suggested I lighten up haha. Oo nga naman. Minsan, over itong “balls-to-the-wall” crap ko.”
Read the rest of his blog post here.
