AWP Boston 2013, take aways from the panels
Using Careless Speech for Careful Writing. Peter Elbow’s new book, Vernacular Eloquence: What Speech Can Bring to Writing, was the impetus for this Day One 9 am panel.
What to do when you’ve finished your revisions…
Put your manuscript in a drawer. Write your next novel. With experience comes …well, experience. Oh, and wisdom.
Effective Critique: Avoiding dogma and snobbery
Professor Doug Rice, author of Dream Memoirs of a Fabulist and A Good Cuntboy is Hard to Find, (and more) was the second reader for my graduate thesis and a remarkable teacher of the craft of writing.
Here’s a great event for Sacto locals, and advice for all: Never Stop Seeking Knowledge
When is exposition your best choice for revealing information? What are other options and how do you choose? This is a subject relevant to both fiction and nonfiction writers seeking to make their work come alive for readers.
Issue 2 Under the Gum Tree: Fine Creative non-fiction and artistic photography
Do you suffer from idiopathic craniofacial erythema? I do, and so does Yale Professor and essayist Colleen Kinder.