This guest post is from my fellow Stonecoast Alum, Judith Podell, who writes about the magnitude and madness of the AWP Conference in Chicago, especially for reclusive writers, and why she will attend next year's conference. _____________________________________ Just got back from the AWP Conference and Book Fair with an extra suitcase full of small press books, magazines (including the 5 pound … [Read more...]
Writers: Renew Your Vows to a Troubled Novel
This guest post is written by award-winning writer, my fellow alum and friend, Diana Muñoz Stewart, on a wonderful panel discussion from the recent AWP Conference in Chicago. Any writer who has thrown their hands in the air over a novel will appreciate this! (Haven't we all?) The Resilient Artist If you’re a writer, disappointment is probably a familiar feeling. Unless, … [Read more...]
My 2011 Favorites: The Sienkiewicz Seven
In Poets & Writers, Joshua Bodwell bested the typical "Top Ten List" of favorite books by making his own list of thirteen titled "Bodwell's Baker's Dozen". He states that his "exhaustively thorough" process involves standing in front of his bookcase and simply picking out recent reads. I like that. Inspired, I made my own list, which I have titled The Sienkiewicz Seven (seven because I … [Read more...]
Seven Magic Elephants of Creativity ~ Margo LaGattuta
I Vacuum, Therefore I Am: Magic was in the air in a crowded coffeehouse 18 years ago when I first heard poet Margo LaGatutta read. Her poem, “I Vacuum, Therefore I Am,” gave me goose bumps. It was an electric moment. I had just started writing poetry, and, somehow, I knew Margo was bound to be an important person in my life. When the short, round-faced woman, dressed in … [Read more...]
A Story Best Told in Third Person
The struggle over POV is real Have you ever struggled over what point-of-view is going to work best for your narrator? I recently changed a novel manuscript from first person POV (I) to third person (she). The reason for this is my narrator is a deeply flawed character who's not always so nice, and I feared that, in first person, readers might tire of her. When studying POV in my MFA program, … [Read more...]
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