To celebrate National Novel Writing Month, We will be sitting down with a writer/storyteller each week to discuss the craft and art of writing and it’s impact on the nerd world. This week we have Dr. Laura E. Goodin. Laura E. Goodin has been writing professionally for nearly 40 years. She attended the 2007 Clarion South workshop, and holds a PhD in creative writing from the University of Western Australia. Her novels After the Bloodwood Staff and Mud and Glass are available from Odyssey Books (http://www.odysseybooks.com.au ). Her stories have appeared in numerous print and online publications; her plays and libretti have been performed on three continents; and her poetry has been performed internationally, both as spoken word and as texts for new musical compositions. She has taught creative writing at Deakin University, and delivers workshops internationally and online to writers of all ages, from primary-school students to postgraduate students and community-based writers. She serves as one of the editors-in-chief for Fafnir – The Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research, and as an editorial advisor of the journal Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature.

Web site: http://www.lauraegoodin.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Laura.E.Goodin.Writer

Twitter: @lauragoodin

Together, we explore what NaNoWriMo is, and its affects on diversifying and democratizing the world of writing!