Workshop: Character through setting, Monday March 15
I’m teaching a 2-hr Zoom workshop for Clarion West, Monday, 15 March, on using setting to explore character—and character to explore setting. Sign up now.
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Workshop waitlist
The one-day workshop I’m teaching for Clarion West on Sunday, 8 October, is full, but it’s still possible to add a couple of names to the waiting list. And wait-listees often get in.
Read moreMy PhD thesis: Norming the Other: Narrative Empathy Via Focalised Heterotopia
I’ve had many requests to see the thesis I wrote for my PhD, “Norming the Other: Narrative Empathy Via Focalised Heterotopia.” While…
Read moreCharacter density in fiction
In 1988 one of my teachers at Clarion was Samuel R Delany. One of the things he taught that week was the…
Read moreI’m teaching a one-day writing workshop in April
I’m teaching a one-day writing workshop for Clarion West here in Seattle on Sunday, April 15th. I don’t teach very often, but…
Read moreCreative concussion
Finishing a big project can be a shock to the system. Certainly a shock to my system. Odd going from eight or…
Read moreLambda Literary Writers’ Retreat 2011
Last year I taught the fiction workshop at LLF’s Emerging Voices writers’ retreat. It was a pretty astonishing week. If you’re interested…
Read moreBeautiful sentences
Included in this week’s links for writers post over at Sterling Editing, is an article by Adam Haslett about beautiful sentences. Sentences…
Read moreAccidental plagiarism: a terrifyingly narrow escape
Last week I wrote a funeral scene that pleased me enormously. Wrenching, raw, powerful. Wow, I thought, I nailed that! I kept…
Read moreDon’t mention the money
Babbage has an interesting post about the recent New York Tech Meetup and how it has its own “peculiar etiquette, which is…
Read moreFire in their bellies and mouths filled with light
Writing a blog post is a lot like writing anything else–it’s all about choosing what to leave out and how to arrange…
Read moreFifteen minutes a day
Writers write. It’s that simple. Not always easy but definitely simple. Go read Kelley’s post about it over at Sterling Editing.
Read moreThis weekend
This weekend I’ll be busy going to parties and building a workshop, so I won’t be around much. To keep you amused,…
Read morethe whole story
Kelley will be teaching a splendid new 6-week short fiction class, starting January 27th, at Seattle’s Hugo House. It’s called “The Whole…
Read morecan creative writing be taught? a poll
Recently, Kelley and I have been discussing ways we might be able to help other writers learn their craft. One of the…
Read morearchived posts: writing and the writing life
Today I’ve chosen three early posts on writing and the writing life. I hope you enjoy them. You can comment here or…
Read moreAN: a question of love
From: Shereta The topics you intend to explore for your next story sound very interesting. I would slightly disagree with your description…
Read morethe perfect creative writing class
I’ve been having a conversation on my Facebook page about what the perfect creative course might focus on. Those who have responded…
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