The Politics of Writing About Loved Ones: Sarah Saffian

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The Politics of Writing About Loved Ones: Sarah Saffian

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Jun 29, 2017

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Jun 29, 2017

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The Writing University podcast features recordings of illuminative craft talks from the renown writers, novelists, poets, and essayists who present at the Eleventh Hour Lecture Series during the University of Iowa's Iowa Summer Writing Festival.

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Dora Malech -- Talking It Out: Writing as Conversation: Although writing is a seemingly solitary and introspective act, this craft talk investigates the myriad ways in which the process of writing is, in fact, always a conversation. by The Writing University Podcast
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Jim Heynan: “Same Content/Different Form”: In this podcast, recorded on 6/19/07 at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival Elevenses novelist and poet Jim Heynen discusses the relationship between content and form. Heynen advises writers to revisit thematic "obsessions" and to attempt "re-exploring the by The Writing University Podcast
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Venise Berry: "Writing with Ethnic Diversity" by The Writing University Podcast
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Douglas Goetsch—The Three Poisons by The Writing University Podcast
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Sands Hall—Into the Woods, Down to the Underworld by The Writing University Podcast
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Sands Hall: Building Characters by The Writing University Podcast
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Christine Hemp on Writing About Happiness: In her presentation, "Yikes! Elysium: Writing About Happiness," Christine Hemp tackles what she describes as a necessary tension between "sunlight" and "the underworld" in fiction and nonfiction writing. by The Writing University Podcast
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Dara Wier—Chance, Risk, and “Getting Away With It” by The Writing University Podcast
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Mary Allen:"Bending the Spoon: Writing as a Path to Mindfulness and Other Spiritual Practices" by The Writing University Podcast
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Marc Nieson, “Making Words Count”: Marc Nieson proposes the free-writing exercise as a disciplined process of seizing inspiration and later tackling revision. Nieson talks about how to reconcile the writer's often opposing mindsets of creator and editor, the journey of refining the " by The Writing University Podcast
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Tim Bascom: "Picture That: Creative Nonfiction For The Visual Learner by The Writing University Podcast
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David Bouchier: “The Word Diet - Avoiding Verbosity” by The Writing University Podcast
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Kathryn Rhett & Jessica Handler—The Tough Stuff: Write Well, Feel Better by The Writing University Podcast
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Anjali Sachdeva—Step Away From the Desk: Experiential Writing by The Writing University Podcast
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David Hamilton: “A Baker’s (Half) Dozen Ways of Looking at a Literary Magazine”: David Hamilton shares his thirty years of experience as editor of The Iowa Review, characterizing the unique world of literary magazines as "ephemeral" and "fugitive." Hamilton compares the mechanics of literary reviews, from local publications to l by The Writing University Podcast
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Kate Aspengren -- Who Are These People and Who Invited Them?: In this session we’ll talk about some of the problems inherent in constructing character and some of the strategies that are useful in crafting characters who are unique and real and three-dimensional. by The Writing University Podcast
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Marcos M. Villatoro: “Finding Inspiration from the Work Itself” by The Writing University Podcast
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Katie Ford: "Ghost Forms: Using Traditional Form in Free Verse" by The Writing University Podcast
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Jim Heynen—Write What You Don’t Know About by The Writing University Podcast
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Emily Pettit, Mark Leidner, Madeline McDonnell, & Bianca Stone—Influence & Inspiration by The Writing University Podcast
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Carol Spindel—The Art of Juxtaposition by The Writing University Podcast
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Christine Hemp on Writing About Happiness: In her presentation, "Yikes! Elysium: Writing About Happiness," Christine Hemp tackles what she describes as a necessary tension between "sunlight" and "the underworld" in fiction and nonfiction writing. Hemp examines how mundane objects such as puzzle p by The Writing University Podcast
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Eric Goodman—Transforming Life Into Art by The Writing University Podcast
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Cheryl Fusco Johnson—Shy Writers Do It, Too: Enlivening Writing by Harnessing the Power of Effective Interviewing Techniques by The Writing University Podcast
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Marcos M. Villatoro: “Finding Inspiration from the Work Itself” by The Writing University Podcast
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Timothy Bascom—Sudden Riches: The Surprising and Satisfying Role of Research in the Personal Essay by The Writing University Podcast
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Lon Otto: "Touchstones, Templates, & The Train Tracks Your Mule's On" by The Writing University Podcast
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Elizabeth Robinson—Giving a Good Reading and Why it Matters by The Writing University Podcast
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Michael Morse—Lost and Found: Reading and Writing the Elegy by The Writing University Podcast
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Eric Goodman—Place, Race, and History: Writing About Subjects That Compel and Terrify Us by The Writing University Podcast
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