Blogs about: Robert Olen Butler
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Getting schooled: a writer prepares (for the worst)
Despite all his talk about writing from the unconscious, Butler believes a writer should prepare before sitting down to write a novel. So, does he want you to outline? Nooooooo. Brainstorm, do charact… more →
Writing Wrongs
"Hotel Touraine" - Robert Olen Butler
Grace Lillard wrote 4 weeks ago: Another fantastic story I’ve just read for my creative writing class. Apparently it’s p … more →
Links: There's a Fire
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Mark Athitakis wrote 1 month ago: What does it take to make a debut novel successful? The Austin American-Statesman has a tick-tock on … more →
Unconscious? Good
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carolannwilliams wrote 1 month ago: In narrativemagazine.com “backstage,” Robert Olen Butler gives advice to a young writer: … more →
Blending Both From the Very Beginning
rosannebane wrote 3 months ago: Blending Your Perspective By Rosanne Bane The most promising way I found to blend outlining with dra … more →
The Great Debate: Outline-and-Order vs. Draft-and-Discover
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rosannebane wrote 3 months ago: By Rosanne Bane What’s your writing style: rational or intuitive? Do you prepare an outline before y … more →
Writing Art
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Ann wrote 4 months ago: I’ll start with an apology. This may seem like a bit of a rant. While reading From Where You D … more →
Author Interviews: Junot Díaz, Robert Olen Butler
kristyn wrote 4 months ago: There’s an interview with Junot Díaz in Narrative. Turns out it took him eleven years to writ … more →
From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing Fiction
annotationnation wrote 4 months ago: book by Robert Olen Butler and Janet Burroway annotation by Telaina Eriksen This engaging series of … more →
Some Robert Olen Butler, Transcribed
Ari Collins wrote 4 months ago: You guys should all read Robert Olen Butler. He is amazing at taking a gimmicky concept and employin … more →
Rejection
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lesleehorner wrote 6 months ago: I received an email from The Southeast Review announcing that the winners had been chosen for the 20 … more →
Booking Through Thursday: Collectibles
theexile wrote 9 months ago: Hardcover? Or paperback? Illustrations? Or just text? First editions? Or you don’t care? Signed by t … more →
Bankers Never Sleep Well. Tao Lin Interview. Cocaine.
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Sean Lovelace wrote 9 months ago: I have a 5 day rule about any epic event, say AWP Chicago. I stop recording. I think nostalgia creep … more →
Getting schooled: a writer prepares (for the worst)
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Charity wrote 1 year ago: Despite all his talk about writing from the unconscious, Butler believes a writer should prepare bef … more →
Getting Schooled: If we were a movie
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Charity wrote 1 year ago: Now here’s a chapter I think we can all get behind. Butler calls it cinema of the mind. He … more →
Getting Schooled: The unbearable lightness of yearning
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Charity wrote 1 year ago: Ha. You thought I forgot. But, I. Did. Not. Butler is back and he’s feisty as ever. Today … more →
Getting Schooled: Review
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Charity wrote 1 year ago: So today I thought we’d review what we’ve learned so far thanks to Robert Olen Butler. B … more →
Writing Inside Out
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bellabelle wrote 1 year ago: A Discussion of From Where You Dream by Robert Olen Butler Writing from the unconscious and from an … more →
Getting Schooled: The (twilight) zone
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Charity wrote 1 year ago: Now that we’ve left boot camp and hell (bonus side trip!), we get to enter the zone. If you … more →
Getting Schooled: Making sense(s)
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Charity wrote 1 year ago: Despite what I wrote yesterday, Butler really wants to be your friend. He does! He loves you! Butler … more →
