In Paris—Charles Bane, Jr., Reading [dropcap]C[/dropcap]harles Bane, Jr., publishes occasional fiction, but his writing life is devoted to poetry and its advocacy. His first book of poetry came to the notice of Past U.S. Poet Laureate Donald Hall, who corresponded with him for a year. These letters were donated to The Paris Review and University…
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WTP Writer: Eleanor Hooker
Her Poetry Collection | Flash Fiction | & Life [dropcap]E[/dropcap]leanor Hooker’s first poetry collection, The Shadow Owner’s Companion, was published by The Dedalus Press in 2012. Her second collection will be published later this year. In February 2016 she was awarded First Prize in Bare Fiction’s Flash Fiction competition in the UK, and her short…
Flash Non-Fiction and Poem | Charles Bane, Jr.
Hybrid Writing — The Falling Sickness Essay-poem hybrid writing by Charles Bane, Jr. [dropcap]O[/dropcap]f all the gifts a poet can be given, epilepsy is the richest. I fell when I was four. It was kept hidden by my family; my father had it scrubbed from my medical records. But my life was already deeply private,…
WTP Vol. IV #3
click on cover to go to issue “The Woven Tale Press does a great job of finding artists who, working in a variety of mediums, are creating fresh concepts. The Press is a must-read magazine for art lovers who want to keep pace with what is going on in the art world.” –Harry Wicks http://www.harrywicks.com
Writing—an elusive art of wisps and webs
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]riting is such an elusive art. Writers are often cagey about the origin of their creations when asked where the story started. Not every story is explainable. There are the kinds that start with a wisp of an idea, which is flushed out after years of research. Other stories draw the writer into its web,…
Dear Creative-Writing Class
To all of you who may have taken creative writing classes: What kind of letter might you right to your classmates? newyorker.com
WTP Writer: Claire Meadows
Interview by Press Literary Editor Jo Ely: Tell us about your writing process. For example, do you outline? Revise extensively? I don’t like to make the process too academic and prescriptive. I’ve not set up stringent conditions just in case I’m ever called upon to write in radically different situations and find myself stranded without…
Ready or Not... Conference Time
I’ll be headed to my first writers conference in seven days. I am attending the DFW Writers Conference. 7 Days. I’m a little freaked out. I need a zen place. I am not ready. I am so not ready. I don’t know what clothes to wear. Do I have to get my nails done? I…
20 Ways to Avoid the Word "Very"
By Amreen B. Shaikh of https://painttheworldwithwords.wordpress.com Writing is a very wise sagacious exercise. One writes to emote their thoughts, ideas and concepts to the world. But there are few words which hinder the flow of it when one reads, and actually are considered a cliche in writing. I recently read about the wrong in using the word “very” in…
Becoming Writer (The Cover Makes It Real)
By Sydney Scrogham This book thing is really happening, and I feel like I’ve stepped into my real body for the first time. This is what I was created for, and I hope you take the risk to chase what you’re created for, too. Trust me, it’s worth it. Even though the road to arrival…
Story-Telling’s 3 A’s: about, About, ABOUT
By Eduardo Suastegui of http://www.eduardosuastegui.com What is this story about? To write it, you have to know the answer to that question. It’s a simple question—deceptively so. But yeah, if you’re going to have any idea of what to write next, and if you’re going to write a semi-coherent story summary blurb, you have to know what…
Pep Talk from a Peacock Whisper
You often say: “I am writing a book.” You rarely say the rest:“I want to write words that influence, words that inspire, words that matter.” You spend hours with imaginary friends instead of real ones. You imagine whole galaxies, supporting characters with back stories that are never told, and grow a little giddy when creating…