Wolfe Walks - my rant

Andrew Bollen · 26 Jul 2003, 13:26 · from urth-v0307.mbox · original

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From: "Andrew Bollen" <abollen at internode.on.net>
Subject: Re: (urth) Wolfe Walks - my rant
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 23:26:00 +1000
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Josh wrote:


> As I say, I am wondering how much I would pay for a week's writing class
> with Gene Wolfe. The answer is at least a couple of hundred dollars,
> perhaps more.
>
> I wonder further. I wonder how much how many people on this mailing list
> would be willing to pay for a week's writing class with Gene Wolfe. How
> many people here would be willing to pay two hundred dollars for a
> week's writing class with Gene Wolfe? If the answer is ten or twelve,
> don't you think that $2000 or $2400 could pay the Wolfe's travel, food
> and hotel expenses and perhaps even afford them a small fee? All work
> would have to be done on a volunteer basis, of course. Do people who
> know the Wolfes think they might be interested?
>
> I would be willing to devote time and work to this, if there are other
> people who are willing to devote time and work to this.
>
> What does everyone think?

Yep, I'd be in it. Problem is, I'm in Australia. Maybe some kind of on-line
thing as well? Wouldn't have to be very interactive or hi-tech to be useful.
I'd also be willing to put some time into it.



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