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From Houdini to Whodunit: Peter Turchi on “A Muse and a Maze”

Beware of a writer with a neat narrative about how he wrote his book. We tidy things up, we prepare concise answers to expected questions, we don’t mind distorting facts for the sake of a good story. Sometimes we even lie to ourselves. When I started writing what is now A Muse and a Maze,Continue reading “From Houdini to Whodunit: Peter Turchi on “A Muse and a Maze””

5 Tips for Becoming a Better Writer

We’re always looking for authors who describe new ways to think about the craft of writing. As an experienced teacher, editor, and writer, Carter Wiseman, author of Writing Architecture, is just the person for the job. We asked him to share some matter-of-fact tips from his book, for architects and students of architecture—and for writers inContinue reading “5 Tips for Becoming a Better Writer”

These Spurs Were Made for Walking

The San Antonio Spurs taught me my place. Not by what they did on the basketball court, impressive though their slick shooting, quick passes, and tight D have been over the years, but by my vocal reaction to watching their championship runs. I yell and groan and take players to task. That’s perfectly acceptable atContinue reading “These Spurs Were Made for Walking”

The Bob Shacochis Guide to Food and Romance

Bob Shacochis, the award winning writer of the critically acclaimed novel The Woman Who Lost Her Soul and the classic culinary memoir Domesticity: A Gastronomic Interpretation of Love, has been married to the same woman for more than 40 years, so obviously he knows a thing or two about how to keep a lady satisfied. More oftenContinue reading “The Bob Shacochis Guide to Food and Romance”

Next Big Thing

Poet, professor, and co-editor of The Ecopoetry Anthology Ann Fisher-Wirth plays a little blog tag with us. She was tagged by the wonderful poet Sharon Dolin, and here she shares a quick Q&A about how The Ecopoetry Anthology came to be. What is your working title of your book? I’m blogging about The Ecopoetry Anthology, just released by TrinityContinue reading “Next Big Thing”