Does anyone listen to the New Yorker magazine’s podcast? I just listened to Maile Meloy read a Laurie Colwin short story here. If you’ve never read Laurie Colwin, or even if you had, listening to Maile read this one is, as my son would say, chill.
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Steve Kemper & Bridget Hoida on Writers on Writing
Steve Kemper, author of A Labyrinth of Kingdoms and Bridget Hoida, author of So L.A. talk about their books and about writing.
(Broadcast date: July 25, 2012)
Dinah Lenney at TED
Memoirist Dinah Lenney was recently a guest author at the Pen on Fire Writers Salon here in Corona del Mar. She also just did a TED x USC talk. Here it is. I love TED. And I love Dinah.
Camille Noe Pagan & Janet Groth
Camille Noe Pagan talks to Marrie Stone about her novel, “The Art of
Forgetting,” how journalism feeds her fiction, the discipline of writing
with children, and the mysteries of brain injuries. Janet Groth joins
in the second half, talking about her years working at The New
Yorker in her memoir, “The Receptionist: An Education at The New
Yorker.”
Forgetting,” how journalism feeds her fiction, the discipline of writing
with children, and the mysteries of brain injuries. Janet Groth joins
in the second half, talking about her years working at The New
Yorker in her memoir, “The Receptionist: An Education at The New
Yorker.”
(Broadcast date: July 11, 2012)
Litstack & Robert Olen Butler
Have you visited Litstack? Here’s a cool review of Robert Olen Butler’s writing book, From Where You Dream. Robert was on the show a couple of times talking about this book and talking about his newest novel. Play particular attention to what the reviewer has to say about writing using the senses. As he says Chekhov says, don’t talk about how the moon was shining; show it glinting on a piece of glass.
This Sunday at Laguna Beach Books
This Sunday, July 22, my students from the Literary Posse and Writers Block Party and I will be reading from works in progress at Laguna Beach Books on Pacific Coast Hwy. in Laguna Beach. Join us at 4 p.m. for good words, good food, and good company, in one of the best indie bookstores anywhere, and it’s free. Hope to see you then!
Also, this just in from Sonia Marsh: Write a 1,000 word or less “My Gutsy Story” to be featured on my blog and each month the winner gets to pick a prize from our list of sponsors. The story is about something that either changed you, or made your life take a different direction. Click here for more information.
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Palm Springs Noir, an anthology published by Akashic Books, edited by Barbara, also features her short story “The Water Holds You Still.” Order anywhere you buy books.
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Pen on Fire:
A Busy Woman’s Guide to Igniting the Writer Within
Los Angeles Times bestseller and winner of the 2005 ASJA Outstanding Book Award
Music for Typing
Get in the flow with typewriter music by Travis Barrett.
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