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Tag Archives: Laurie Ann Doyle
How Much Is Too Much, Part II
Last week, I blogged about the quandary of how to respond to student work. Here, a few writing teachers I admire share their approaches. Laurie Ann Doyle teaches creative writing at UC Berkeley Extension. Her story “Restraint” will be published in Midway Journal this summer. Constance Hale, author of Sin and Syntax and the forthcoming Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch, has taught narrative nonfiction writing at UC Berkeley Extension, Boston University, and Harvard University. Wendy Tokunaga teaches fiction at University of San Francisco and Stanford Continuing Ed. The author of three published novels, she has work in two new anthologies, Madonna … Continue reading
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Tagged anthologies, Boston University, characterization, Constance Hale, copyediting, criticsm, feedback, fiction workshop, fiction writing, Harvard University, Hawthorne Books, Holding Silvan, intimacy, Laurie Ann Doyle, Lindsey Crittenden, Madonna and Me, Midway Journal, Monica Wesolowska, motivation, narrative nonfiction, novels, online teaching, positive critique, positive feedback, praise, revision, Sin and Syntax, Stanford Continuing Ed, student-teacher relationship, syntax, teaching, teaching writing, Tomo, UC Berkeley Extension, University of San Francisco, Wendy Tokunaga, Will Baker, writing as process, writing classes
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Two weeks ago, I heard Daniel Coshnear talk on “The Balanced Life.” It was the final day of UC Berkeley Extension’s Fiction Writing Intensive, and we’d gathered four panelists to talk about Where to Go From Here: Sustaining the Momentum. The idea was to give the students – with varying degrees of writing experience – some practical and inspirational ideas for moving their work forward. Mimi Albert, a writer and longtime UC Extension insructor, talked about online classes. Heather Cameron gave an overview on publishing. Deborah Lichtman covered the pros and cons of MFA programs. And Dan talked about making … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird, Daniel Coshnear, Deborah Lichtman, Fiction Writing Intensive, grad school, Heather Cameron, Hemingway, Laurie Ann Doyle, Los Angeles Review, MFA programs in writing, Mimi Albert, rejection, self-publishing, success, The Atlantic, The Balanced Life, The New Yorker, UC Berkeley Extension, vanity press, writing programs
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It’s been a good couple weeks on the fiction front. First, though, a confession: I haven’t written in months – written written, that is. My work has taken a backseat to wedding planning, helping organize two major moves (fiancé in; nephew out), teaching. Posting to this blog, as well as to “Good Letters,” helps me from feeling like a writer fake. But still. Turning out 700 relatively coherent words in an hour or two isn’t the same as immersing myself in a world of my own creation. In Rincon. That’s the name of the fictionalized town in my novel. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, Cody Gates, fiction, Fiction Intensive, fiction workshop, fiction writing, Good Letters, Jane Anne Staw, Laurie Ann Doyle, Lindsey Critenden, revision, Rincon, Ryan Sloan, UC Berkeley Extension, writers' group, writing fiction
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