Workshops and other writing instruction

Writing the Other Workshop and Retreat Chattanooga, TN - June 9 - 15, 2014

Instructors:

• David Anthony Durham, 
• Tempest Bradford, 
• Mary Robinette Kowal, 
• Nisi Shawl, 
• and Cynthia Ward

Cat Rambo online offerings

Steven Barnes' Ultimate Writer Bundle (was discounted) -- various mp3s + pdfs on writing (Hero's Journey) and fitting life into the midst.

Online Advice:

Michael Swanwick asks:

"[I]f you're a new writer, here's the question you've got to ask yourself:  Are you working as hard as you possibly can to make yourself a better writer?"

David Farland on precision:

"In order to really create a particular dog in your reader’s mind, you have to get down to details."

On Writers, Writing, Genre, Assorted Ideas about Writing, & Stories

On Writing:

David Farland’s "Writing for Fun and Profit"

7 Reason Agents stop reading

Body language as subtext

12 habits of the creative

On Writers:

Cordwainer Smith remembered

Famous writers':

• Daily routines
• High school photos

Michael Swanwick revisits The Left Hand of Darkness

On Genre:

Cat Rambo's "Books Mentioned in the Magic Realism vs Traditional Fantasy Panel from Worldcon 2012"

Future of SF according to:

• Christopher McKitterick
• Gareth L Powell

On Misc. Writing Idears:

Mary Robinette Kowal on Debut Author photo

J. Kathleen Cheney on benefits and detriments of volunteering

Stories (present and future)

Brian Evenson story online

Amazing Stories (now a blog, proposed future magazine--revival of first SF magazine)

Writing Links

Mary Robinette Kowal on her writing process

Kevin J. Anderson on his writing process

Boing Boing links to a former grammar snob and why she isn't so snobby.

Lester Dent, 30s pulp writer, on story structure.

Links Between Depression, Writers and Suicide

Bradley P. Beaulieu's Reddit Interview

Some Kind of Fairy Tale book group

Authors speak on...

Graham Joyce on his first novel, Dreamside.

Jon Armstrong's audio interview with Richard Bowes

Michael Swanwick on the creative process and not knowing how "luminous" a piece is until later.

Jeremy Zimmerman on his novella, Kensei. (Mary Robinette Kowal's blog)

Mary Robinette Kowal, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, and Dan Wells discuss story openings.

Ian McEwan on general questions, semi-literary interest.

Kim Stanley Robinson on Terraforming Earth

IO9 on Molly Gloss

David Farland/Wolverton workshops