C. C. "Lum" Scalf – Writer, Storyteller, Non-Conformist https://www.ccscalf.com/ Lum Scalf's Musings on Writing and the World Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:41:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://i0.wp.com/www.ccscalf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/quote.png?fit=32%2C23&ssl=1 C. C. "Lum" Scalf – Writer, Storyteller, Non-Conformist https://www.ccscalf.com/ 32 32 214943024 A Half Million Words and Imaginarium Weekend 2026 https://www.ccscalf.com/2026/07/17/a-half-million-words-and-imaginarium-weekend-2026/ https://www.ccscalf.com/2026/07/17/a-half-million-words-and-imaginarium-weekend-2026/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:09:41 +0000 https://www.ccscalf.com/?p=126 This is my 4th or 5th Imaginarium (one of the best conventions for craft, community, and honest conversations about publishing), and my reasons for coming have changed. It's not about the great panels and workshops anymore, great as those are. I get juiced about talking with other writers. What's working. What isn't. Why we keep doing this. That's what motivates me. Knowing we're all pulling for each other and willing to help each other.

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]]> https://www.ccscalf.com/2026/07/17/a-half-million-words-and-imaginarium-weekend-2026/feed/ 0 126 Some Thoughts on Stories https://www.ccscalf.com/2023/08/05/some-thoughts-on-stories/ https://www.ccscalf.com/2023/08/05/some-thoughts-on-stories/#respond Sat, 05 Aug 2023 16:36:41 +0000 https://www.ccscalf.com/?p=103 I’ve always been drawn to other worlds. Television, books, comics, movies. Maybe it was my need for an escape from reality. Maybe it was just my need to be part of something more than what was around me. My imagination was always working overtime. I read a lot as a child and still do as […]

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