Posts Tagged ‘Robert Olen Butler’
Repairing Cracks in the Ramparts
Recently I’ve been feeling discomfort — a combination of pre-publishing jitters and critical voices that have wormed their way into my head and affected my work. Every time I start something new I hear some voice explaining, in the most condescending, superior tones, why I’m wrong, why what I think is good literature is in…
Read MoreWriter's Notebook: Creating Emotion in the Reader
It’s that time of the month — by which I mean it’s the time of the month I spend editing my students’ work. I enjoy this. They’re good writers and always striving to be better. It’s wonderful to be part of that process. One thing I notice emerging writers struggling with is how to create…
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