November 07, 2016
I've written here before about culture and craft, but have been thinking about the ways genres are classified. I just took my comprehensive exams, and a large part of the fiction exam revolved around genres. Some thoughts below, in part one of something new.
As always, if you're interested in contributing a guest post, please write to me at m [dot] salesses [at gmail etc].
1. In The Art of the Novel, Milan Kundera says ...
October 28, 2016
Today we share a sneak preview of our upcoming issue. Enjoy!
Lerner and His Firefly
Mark Halliday
On The Hatred of Poetry by Ben Lerner
There must have been a moment when an editor at FSG said to Ben Lerner, in an email or maybe in the old face-to-face modality, “How about if we publish your essay ‘The Hatred of Poetry’ as a small book!” (Let’s assume, for Lerner’s sake, that the idea ...
October 21, 2016
This is the latest in a series of posts on revision. It’s actually a rethinking of Antonya Nelson's great post about teaching creative writing by walking her students through how she writes a story (link is in the essay below). Matt Weinkam revises Nelson's revision model, building on its great potential. As always, if you’re interested in contributing to this series, email me at m [dot] salesses [at gmail ...
October 14, 2016
This is the latest in a series of posts on revision. It's a revision exercise meant to inspire a return to loving your novel. Rebecca Meacham responded to my post on 22 revision prompts. Her previous post (another revision exercise) in the series is here. As always, if you’re interested in contributing to this series, email me at m [dot] salesses [at gmail etc.].
Rebecca Meacham’s flash fiction collection, Morbid ...
