Dorland Mountain Arts Colony
Temecula, California
September 1999, May 2001,
and September 2003

I've had the pleasure of being a resident at Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, near Temecula, California, three times. Dorland was a very rustic artists colony with no electricity, which is a large part of its charm. Unfortunately, Dorland was destroyed by one of the many Southern California wildfires in May of 2004. I worked beautifully here, writing about half of the draft of my novel in 1999, jump-starting a new project there in May of 2001, and editing a documentary video during my 2003 visit. Thankfully, the colony is being rebuilt and should be ready for residents soon.

Associate Artist
Atlantic Center for the Arts
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
May/June 2000
Douglas Coupland, Master Artist

In 2000, I was chosen to be one of seven Associate Artists working with novelist Douglas Coupland at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. It's a structured month-long residency, but I still got plenty of work done on the novel. It was Doug's first time leading a writing workshop, but you'd never know it. A good time was had by all. The writers also collaborated formally and informally with the designer associates and the musician associates.