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Friday Finds for Writers

by Erika Dreifus on
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Treasure ChestWriting-related resources, news, and reflections to enjoy over the weekend.

  • One year later: Remember Richard Blanco’s poem for President Obama’s second inauguration? Did you know that Blanco would have preferred reading another poem he wrote for the occasion?
  • I love this essay by A. Papatya Bucak: “An Address to My Fellow Faculty Who Have Asked Me to Speak About My Work.” (It’s part of the new issue of Brevity.)
  • Sandra Beckwith suggests “7 Things You Can Do to Promote Your Book As Soon As You Finish the First Draft.”
  • There’s much in Lisa Romeo’s post “Poetry for Prose Writers” that resonates with me–especially concerning the influence of my MFA experience on expanding my comfort level with contemporary poetry.
  • And for your weekend viewing/listening pleasure: video from the “hangout” featuring Margaret Atwood and Alice Munro (some rough techno-patches, but of course delightful overall). (h/t @JewishFictioNet)

    • Have a wonderful weekend.

    Friday Finds for Writers

    by Erika Dreifus on
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    Treasure ChestWriting-related resources, news, and reflections to enjoy over the weekend.

  • Over on 2paragraphs: succinct and sensible social-media advice for writers from Harvey Freedenberg
  • Any writing conferences on your agenda for 2014? You may want to bookmark these “Ten Tips for Tweeting at Conferences.”
  • Some thoughts (and tips) on poetry book contests from Diane Lockward, based on her recent experience as a contest judge.
  • “Byliner can keep the money. I’ll keep my self-respect.” Author (and former Byliner editor) Will Blythe recently explained why he wouldn’t sign the company’s termination agreement, which included a non-disparagement clause.
  • On the Graywolf Press blog: the art of rejection. (h/t Kevin Haworth)

    • Happy weekend, everyone.

    Friday Finds for Writers

    by Erika Dreifus on
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    Treasure ChestWriting-related resources, news, and reflections to enjoy over the weekend.

  • Over on Fiction Writers Review, Steven Wingate explains why fiction writers should write prose poems.
  • I haven’t yet read Antonya Nelson’s latest story in The New Yorker (weekend reading, anyone?). But once I have, I’ll go back and read this discussion of the story between Nelson and The New Yorker‘s fiction editor Deborah Treisman.
  • A blog I’m just getting to know: English for Journalists.
  • On the Ploughshares blog, Daniel Morales explains how his MFA degree prepared him for his nonacademic, writer-with-a-day-job workplace.
  • Super-thoughtful post by Cathy Day (no surprise there!) on “how we talk about teaching creative writing.”

    • Have a great weekend, everyone.