Episode 102: Why Not Quit? Tips for Becoming a Durable Writer - Tim Bascom

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Episode 102: Why Not Quit? Tips for Becoming a Durable Writer - Tim Bascom

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Jun 28, 2018

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Jun 28, 2018

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The Writing University podcast features recordings of illuminative craft talks from the renown writers, novelists, poets, and essayists who present at the Eleventh Hour Lecture Series during the University of Iowa's Iowa Summer Writing Festival.

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Carol Spindel—The Art of Juxtaposition by The Writing University Podcast
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Christine Hemp on Writing About Happiness: In her presentation, "Yikes! Elysium: Writing About Happiness," Christine Hemp tackles what she describes as a necessary tension between "sunlight" and "the underworld" in fiction and nonfiction writing. Hemp examines how mundane objects such as puzzle p by The Writing University Podcast
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Marcos M. Villatoro: “Finding Inspiration from the Work Itself” by The Writing University Podcast
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Dora Malech -- Talking It Out: Writing as Conversation: Although writing is a seemingly solitary and introspective act, this craft talk investigates the myriad ways in which the process of writing is, in fact, always a conversation. by The Writing University Podcast
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Mary Allen:"Bending the Spoon: Writing as a Path to Mindfulness and Other Spiritual Practices" by The Writing University Podcast
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David Hamilton: “A Baker’s (Half) Dozen Ways of Looking at a Literary Magazine”: David Hamilton shares his thirty years of experience as editor of The Iowa Review, characterizing the unique world of literary magazines as "ephemeral" and "fugitive." Hamilton compares the mechanics of literary reviews, from local publications to l by The Writing University Podcast
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Michael Morse—Lost and Found: Reading and Writing the Elegy by The Writing University Podcast
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Karen Bender—How to Find the Short Story within your Novel by The Writing University Podcast
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Venise Berry: "Writing with Ethnic Diversity" by The Writing University Podcast
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Marc Nieson, “Making Words Count”: Marc Nieson proposes the free-writing exercise as a disciplined process of seizing inspiration and later tackling revision. Nieson talks about how to reconcile the writer's often opposing mindsets of creator and editor, the journey of refining the " by The Writing University Podcast
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Marcos M. Villatoro: “Finding Inspiration from the Work Itself” by The Writing University Podcast
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David Bouchier: “The Word Diet - Avoiding Verbosity” by The Writing University Podcast
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Anjali Sachdeva—Step Away From the Desk: Experiential Writing by The Writing University Podcast
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Christine Hemp on Writing About Happiness: In her presentation, "Yikes! Elysium: Writing About Happiness," Christine Hemp tackles what she describes as a necessary tension between "sunlight" and "the underworld" in fiction and nonfiction writing. by The Writing University Podcast
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Eric Goodman—Transforming Life Into Art by The Writing University Podcast
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Emily Pettit, Mark Leidner, Madeline McDonnell, & Bianca Stone—Influence & Inspiration by The Writing University Podcast
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Hilary Plum -- Approaching Fact in Fiction: This lecture will explore recent moments and new possibilities in the age-old relationship between nonfiction and fiction. by The Writing University Podcast
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Lon Otto: "Avoiding Literary Thin Ice" by The Writing University Podcast
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Tim Bascom: "Picture That: Creative Nonfiction For The Visual Learner by The Writing University Podcast
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Lon Otto: "Touchstones, Templates, & The Train Tracks Your Mule's On" by The Writing University Podcast
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Sands Hall: Building Characters by The Writing University Podcast
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Sands Hall—Into the Woods, Down to the Underworld by The Writing University Podcast
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Katie Ford: "Ghost Forms: Using Traditional Form in Free Verse" by The Writing University Podcast
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Cheryl Fusco Johnson—Shy Writers Do It, Too: Enlivening Writing by Harnessing the Power of Effective Interviewing Techniques by The Writing University Podcast
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Stephen Lovely—Marathon Training for the Fiction Writer: Conditioning Your Mind and Body to Go the Distance: There are innumerable workshops you can take to help you write your first novel or book of stories, workshops in which you’ll focus on developing characters and plot and structure, establishing narrative pace and point of view, refining dialogue. by The Writing University Podcast
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Amber Dermont, Blueberry Morningsnow, Nick Twemlow, & Vinnie Wilhelm—Influence & Inspiration by The Writing University Podcast
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Jim Heynan: “Same Content/Different Form”: In this podcast, recorded on 6/19/07 at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival Elevenses novelist and poet Jim Heynen discusses the relationship between content and form. Heynen advises writers to revisit thematic "obsessions" and to attempt "re-exploring the by The Writing University Podcast
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Robert Siegel—Flash Fiction by The Writing University Podcast
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Dara Wier—Chance, Risk, and “Getting Away With It” by The Writing University Podcast
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Elizabeth Robinson—Giving a Good Reading and Why it Matters by The Writing University Podcast
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Episode 120: Revising Like a Hack - Screenwriting "Rules" as a Guide for Rewrites - Kerry Howley by The Writing University Podcast
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Episode 119: The Writing Life - Christine Hemp by The Writing University Podcast
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Episode 118: The Music of Language, the Language of Music - Sands Hall by The Writing University Podcast
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Episode 117: Writing About Family in Nonfiction - Mieke Eerkens by The Writing University Podcast
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Episode 115: The Art of Humor Writing - Lyz Lenz by The Writing University Podcast
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Writing with Death Looking Over Your Shoulder: Lori Erickson by The Writing University Podcast
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The Life-Altering Magic of Revision: How Revisiting, Reassessing, and Reframing a Story Just Might Change Your Life: Hope Edelman by The Writing University Podcast
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On the Feminine vs. the Masculine Narrative Voice: Mieke Eerkens by The Writing University Podcast
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Making and Breaking Taboos: Charles Holdefer by The Writing University Podcast
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Gratitude for Time: Poetry and Moments of Thanks: Zach Savich by The Writing University Podcast
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Episode 102: Why Not Quit? Tips for Becoming a Durable Writer - Tim Bascom

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