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Monthly Archives March 2007

Kurt Vonnegut Speaks

This isn’t new, but saw it recently and want to keep a record of it for posterity. My favorite is… well, actually I like them all. Read “Kurt Vonnegut’s Eight Rules for Writing Fiction” (via: del.icio.us/popular)

Posted 22 March 2007 † Gordon § Authors § Lessons § Links § Writing § Writing craft ‡ Comments (1)

New Story from Fellow MFAer

Chellis Ying, an MFA colleague of mine, had a story published recently, and I just wanted to give a shout out to her and her bright-blue hair (see photo at the end of her story). I look forward to reading it, not just because we were in the same class, but because I like stories [...]

Posted 21 March 2007 † Gordon § Links § Writing ‡ Comments (2)

A Casualty of Teaching for Testing

Not that it suprises me much, but a high school teacher confirms that creative writing is becoming a casualty of the focus on standardized testing. That creative writing award I won in 8th grade was pretty meaningful. Too bad some kids are going to miss out on that kind of recognition. Examiner.com: No poem left [...]

Posted 20 March 2007 † Gordon § Links § Teaching § Writing ‡ Comments (0)