What type of writing do you do? The kind that involves a lot of staring into space and aimlessly surfing the web. Writing is 1% inspiration, 99% videos of cats jumping out of boxes. What’s the first thing you wrote…
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A Writer’s Habits: Ryan Sheldon
What type of writing do you do? I write short fiction, although I might experiment with more novelistic projects once I have the requisite time, courage, skill, etc. Where is your favorite place to write? At my desk. I find…
Shape your Space
As a writer, I prize a good workspace. If I am to write, and I mean really write, I need to find a spot away from distractions. This isn’t to say that I don’t sometimes do my best thinking in…
What We Can Learn From The Great Gods of Writing: Success Comes from Rituals and Superstition
Certain authors have very specific complexes or actions that they have to take before they can get into the right frame of mind for writing. For example, George Steiner takes a page of prose in the “any relevant language” and…
A Writer’s Habits: Rachel Goodman
What type of writing do you do? Almost entirely fiction. I came to Wesleyan writing poetry, then I quickly realized that poetry is silly and fiction is great. Fiction is even more mysterious than poetry sometimes, because it usually gives…
A Writer’s Habits: Alex Roy
What type of writing do you do? Fiction, especially fictional biography. As a student I do a good deal of academic writing as well. Where is your favorite place to write? Wesleyan. What’s the first thing you wrote that you…
Register for the 2011 Wesleyan Writers Conference!
Are you interested in attending the Wesleyan Writers Conference from June 16th through June 20th? The five-day conference is a wonderful opportunity to attend seminars and lectures led by Roxana Robinson, Amy Bloom, Joshua Henkin, Honor Moore, Lis Harris, Peter Blauner,…
What does it take to get you to write?
Snow helps, and nighttime. I can’t hear talking or lyrics: only classical music. I need to surround myself with the relevant documents and clear all other clutter out of the way. Tea and cigarettes used to make me focus—sit down,…
A Writer’s Habits: Kristina Chiappetta
What type of writing do you do? I mostly write fiction about real people in more or less real situations, but I also blog on the side. I’m not sure if that counts as nonfiction. I kept a tumblr back…
Don’t miss out: Table Talks with Amy Bloom
Take advantage of this wonderful offer! Amy Bloom, best-selling author and the Kim-Frank Family University Writer, hosts Table Talks on Thursdays from 5-6pm. The talks, which are open to all Wesleyan faculty, staff, and students, are a place to discuss “all…