Posts tagged 'Robert Boswell'

Ten Things NOT to Say to a Debut Novelist

By pam

November 30, 2012

I’m so pleased to bring you a guest post from Rayme Waters, author of the novel, The Angels’ Share. Rayme and I met at the Tin House Summer Writers Workshop in 2010, where we workshopped with the brilliant Robert Boswell. Through the wonder of social media, Rayme and a few of us from the conference [...]

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Facing Facts on the Fifth – Feb.

By pam

February 5, 2012

In Only One Writing Resolution for Me, I committed to a monthly check-in on the fifth of each month regarding my writing progress and goals. In the first entry, on January fifth, I discussed that I would be tracking my progress in five areas: 1) my novel, 2) submissions, 3)encouraging/supporting other writers, 4) ongoing projects [...]

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Politically Incorrect Characters: or, what if my character says “retard?”

By pam

January 31, 2011

Antonya Nelson is an American author whose publication credits, teaching credentials, fellowships and awards would lead you to think she could write whatever she wants. And, don’t get me wrong, she can and she does. Quick side-note – she’s also an amazingly gifted instructor and I will be forever grateful for the privilege of working with [...]

OTHER TAGS: Antonya Nelson, characters, political correctness, politically incorrect, retard, the "n" word, the "r" word, Tin House Summer Writer's, writing | Comments: 6 Comments

Favorite Reads of 2010?

By pam

January 1, 2011

2010 was for me reading-wise a heavy duty dive into the wonderful world of short stories. At the Tin House conference, at RedBird RedOak writing, and at the Iowa Summer Festival, I had the good fortune of reading tons and tons of wonderful short pieces. In addition, I’ve taken to reading many more literary journals regularly [...]

OTHER TAGS: Anton Chekhov, Antonya Nelson, books, Elizabeth Strout, Judy Bridges, Kirk Farber, Marilynne Robinson, Raymond Carver, Recommended reading, RedBird RedOak, The Prosperous Writer, Tin House Summer Writer's | Comments: 2 Comments

From the Tin House Workshop

By pam

July 18, 2010

From classrooms, lecture halls, dinner conversations, etc., some writing thoughts gleaned at the Tin House Summer Workshop, 2010 are listed below. I may deal with these individually in later posts, but for now, words of wisdom from the masters: “I want my writing and my stories to be smarter than me. When you meet a [...]

OTHER TAGS: Antonya Nelson, Cheston Knapp, revising, revision, Rob Spillman, Steve Almond, Whitney Otto, writing prompts | Comments: 1 Comment