Category Archives: Other Sites
Kurt Vonnegut–how to read fiction
Check out this article about the assignment Kurt Vonnegut gave to his students in the form of a letter. I’ll have to pick one of my favorite short story collections and do the exercise myself.
How and Why We Read
Why do we read? Check out this video by John Green. I read to learn new things, explore new places, and meet people I couldn’t otherwise. Why do you read?
NaNo–Day 17
Winter Wheat was amazing! All of the sessions I attended inspired new poems and conflicts for my NaNo novel. I’m at 26,660 words, but I will catch up. We watched this video.
Artistic Fears
Two days ago, Charlie posted a video sharing his fears. Then his friend Michael posted this video. I am working on my fourth novel for NaNoWriMo, and there are points when my Inner Editor* says no one will want to read this novel, let alone publish it. The novel is so different from …
Blog Article–Discussion with Heather Fowler
I love reading Heather Fowler’s short stories in “Suspended Heart.” Check out a discussion with Heather and visual artist Elisa Lazo de Valdez here.
Wrath: The Tiger Inside
Check out this great article at Talking Writing about wrath here.
Winter Wheat
I’ve attended Winter Wheat in Bowling Green for the last three years. Every year I walk away with new ideas. This year I will be giving two sessions, “Blackout Poetry” and “Saying Goodbye to the Fluff.” For more information and to register for the festival (it’s free!), click here.
Nightwish Concert
Last Sunday I went to a Nightwish concert in Royal Oak, Mich. Here’s the video. I was there! One of my top favorite songs.
Making Breakfast
Since I’ve been out of school for more than three months, I’ve realized I enjoy and prefer hot breakfasts to cereal. Eggy-in-a-basket tastes even better with homemade wheat bread. Check out a recipe here. I usually make two or three and use olive oil rather than butter. Your choice. Edited from original post. Posted my own …
Newspaper Blackout by Austin Kleon
Finished reading “Newspaper Blackout” by Austin Kleon. For examples of blackout poems, click here. I took a pamphlet I purchased in New Orleans and had a blackout poetry contest with my friend. We sat down with three pages of text and a marker. She finished first. Still, it was fun to look at a sea of …
