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Monthly Archives September 2006

A Star in the Sky to Guide You: Interview with Edward P. Jones, Part 2

I was lucky enough to have an informative and rewarding telephone conversation with the award-winning author Edward P. Jones. This is the final portion of that interview. In the first part of our conversation we learned about Jones’s life following his MFA and talked about his two short story collections, “Lost in the City” and [...]

Posted 25 September 2006 † Gordon § Authors § Books § Interviews § Lessons § Reading § Writing § Writing craft § Writing process ‡ Comments (5)

Also Accepting Sci-Fi

A reader, Armand, alerted me to an event coming up in Boston that sounds like a nice opportunity. Submit your story and, if chosen, participate in a live reading, and get published in the “Boston Fiction Annual Review.” Item of note with this Fiction Fest is they are accepting sci-fi along with literary fiction. Might [...]

Posted 19 September 2006 † Gordon § Publishing § Writing ‡ Comments (0)

From MFA to Pulitzer in 22 Years: Interview with Edward P. Jones

Edward Jones stands for most everything I believe in when it comes to writers and writing. Purely an individual, he works how he works and does what he does. It may have taken him a few years to get where he is, but that should be a healthful and happy reminder to everyone out there [...]

Posted 13 September 2006 † Gordon § Authors § Books § Interviews § Teaching § Writing § Writing craft § Writing process ‡ Comments (9)