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Monthly Archives July 2006

Post-MFA Done Good: Interview with Lewis Buzbee, Part 2

In our last episode, we talked with author and teacher, Lewis Buzbee, about his MFA experiences and teaching. This time around, we talk with Lewis about his successful new book, “The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop,” about the art of being “well read,” and we decide, once and for all, whether or not there’s actually a novel inside [...]

Posted 28 July 2006 † gordon § Authors § Books § Interviews § Reading § Writing ‡ Comments (2)

A Post-MFA Done Good: Interview With Lewis Buzbee

The title of this is a little off. Lewis Buzbee is way more than a post-MFA. He’s a working writer, a popular teacher at USF’s creative writing program–who I took some great classes with–a former bookseller, and a helpless victim of terminal book lust. He’s more than just some dude with an MFA (like me).
But, [...]

Posted 23 July 2006 † gordon § Authors § Books § Interviews § Lessons § Teaching § Writing ‡ Comments (10)

Seven Things I Learned in a Creative Writing MFA program

No character ever stands in front of the mirror and narrates what he or she looks like. No matter how sexy, tortured, or intelligent he or she may be.
#1 also, sadly, includes rain-stained windows.
When one of your stories is being workshopped, if someone says “I– I just don’t get it,” ignore that person for the [...]

Posted 21 July 2006 † gordon § Lessons § Writing § Writing craft ‡ Comments (3)