Resident Interns (Since March 2016) Kurt Stridinger Earlier Residents Renee Anderson The art of writing is also the art of procrastination, as anyone knows who has put off making progress at the keyboard to dust, reorder the sock drawer or catch up …
Writers We’ve Hosted
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Joan Anderman was our first WCR Monthlong Writing Fellow, spending August 2014 with us in the Library House, and setting the bar high: Joan’s a smart writer and a great listener who …
Steve’s Weekly Blog: A Perpetual-Motion Machine for Writers
Procrastinate now, don’t put it off. ― Ellen DeGeneres The art of writing is also the art of procrastination, as anyone knows who has put off making progress at the keyboard to dust, reorder the sock drawer or catch up on long-deferred phone calls. The illicit thrill of dawdling pulls us back again …
Steve’s Weekly Blog: A New Yorker Writer Taught Me This Long Ago
Remember: when people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong. ― Neil Gaiman His name was Bernard Taper, he taught in the Berkeley J School after making …
Steve’s Weekly Blog: Do You Love, Really Love, Your Words?
In reading, one should notice and fondle details. – Vladimir Nabokov Love, we all know, is not always easy. It means narrowing the gap, getting closer, dropping defenses, seeing yourself in the mirror of another, risking all and parting with illusions. To write well is to do all of these things and …