Episode 103: The Story Lens - Sandra Scofield

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Episode 103: The Story Lens - Sandra Scofield

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Jul 9, 2018

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Jul 9, 2018

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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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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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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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Sands Hall: Building Characters by The Writing University Podcast
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Venise Berry: "Writing with Ethnic Diversity" by The Writing University Podcast
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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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Douglas Goetsch—The Three Poisons 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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Marcos M. Villatoro: “Finding Inspiration from the Work Itself” 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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Katie Ford: "Ghost Forms: Using Traditional Form in Free Verse" 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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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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Robert Fernandez -- The Language of Music, the Music of Poetry 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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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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Carol Spindel—The Art of Juxtaposition by The Writing University Podcast
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Eric Goodman—Transforming Life Into Art 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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Timothy Bascom—Sudden Riches: The Surprising and Satisfying Role of Research in the Personal Essay 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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Karen Bender—How to Find the Short Story within your Novel by The Writing University Podcast
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Robert Siegel—Flash Fiction by The Writing University Podcast
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Susan Taylor Chehak—Going Graphic: What the Storytelling Secrets of Comics Can Tell Us About Narrative Technique by The Writing University Podcast
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Christine Hemp—Yikes: A Deadline! Limitation as Liberation by The Writing University Podcast
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Kate Aspergren -- Playwriting: from Page to Stage 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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Episode 103: The Story Lens - Sandra Scofield

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