In class, I give each student a note card and ask them to write down three ingredients for a short story. I don’t give them a lot of time, just a minute or two. I tell them to go with the first things that come to mind, to not worry about making sense or getting too crazy. … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2013
…write what you feel like writing each day…It sounds so basic, but there’s something radical in it, and it has helped me many, many times.” - Aimee Bender (via One Story) … [Read more...]
https://lauravandenberg.com/2013/07/12/write-what-you-feel-like-writing-each-day-it/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8LuR0-AENY Reading from “Acrobat," one of the stories in THE ISLE OF YOUTH, & doing my best to answer questions at Catawba College, in the company of an insanely accomplished Catawba student, Kara Procell. (Source: … [Read more...]
https://lauravandenberg.com/2013/07/11/reading-from-acrobat-one-of-the-stories-in-the/
Short Story of the Week
"Three Things You Should Know About Peggy Paula" by Lindsay Hunter. It should be noted that I am stealing shamelessly from Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading, where the great Roxane Gay recommends and introduces this badass story by fellow FSG-er Lindsay Hunter, and … [Read more...]
…when it comes to writing the way you do, you’ll always be the world champion at being yourself.” - Etgar Keret … [Read more...]
https://lauravandenberg.com/2013/07/10/when-it-comes-to-writing-the-way-you-do-youll/