A Good Man…What’s in a Name?
As I announced yesterday, I am going to spend this week on the blog sharing some words of literary wisdom from some of my wonderful...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Nov 18, 2012
- 1 min
Guest Week: A Good Man is Hard to Find
Over the next few days (with a break for the Thanksgiving holiday, naturally) I’ve asked some of my favorite writer friends to help out...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Nov 8, 2012
- 2 min
Reading and Responding are Great, But…
Don’t get me wrong: I think reading, responding, and critiquing the work of others is important. It was important to me as an...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Oct 26, 2012
- 2 min
Signs of Life: Writing New Fiction
CRAZY! That’s a great way to describe my writing life the last few months. Here’s what I’ve been working on: Trying to finish a draft of...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Oct 8, 2012
- 1 min
How Do I Know When a Story is Done?
I was asked to write a post on the topic: How do I know when a story is ready for submission? My fine writing friends over at the...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Sep 17, 2012
- 1 min
Fall In-Person Creative Writing Instruction
I will again be offering two courses through the Life Long Learning Academy at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Campus....
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Sep 7, 2012
- 6 min
The Goodbye Child: An Interview With Dominique Traverse Locke
I was privileged to hear today’s guest, Dominique Traverse Locke, read from her graduating thesis. I remember very clearly that I was...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Aug 30, 2012
- 4 min
You Will Improve
Practice may not make perfect, but it certainly helps. Occasionally, when I run the spelling and basic grammar check at the end of...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Aug 28, 2012
- 2 min
Planning For the Storm That Never Showed Up
Late last week, the computer models (all six million of them) were projecting that the tropical storm named Isaac would spend the last...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Aug 22, 2012
- 3 min
When Good Ideas Go Bad
I carry a little Molskine notebook around with me, most of the time. I jot down phrases, story ideas, random thoughts, and even the...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Aug 16, 2012
- 2 min
One Letter Separates “tale” from “stale”
I was writing a brief critique this week, and as I wrote something like, “You’ve done a nice job of telling this tale,” my itchy s-finger...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Jul 20, 2012
- 2 min
Question: How do we get non-writers to read?
As I was scrolling through my Twitter feed this morning–taking a quick break from a manuscript I’m critiquing–I thought about something...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Jul 19, 2012
- 6 min
Works In Progress
If you already follow Jen Luitwieler’s blog, you may have noticed I was tagged in a recent post to provide details of my current works in...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Jun 13, 2012
- 3 min
Reading as a Writer
New York City. We were watching a movie last night, (Man on a Ledge, not that it matters for the purposes of this blog) and it occurred...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Jun 1, 2012
- 2 min
Writing, Rather Than Reading
Next week, I begin teaching two 6-week classes on writing and as I prepare for the classes, I’ve been reviewing several text books and...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Apr 28, 2012
- 5 min
A Two Week Sprint – Preparing for an Artist’s Residency
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Apr 23, 2012
- 2 min
Why Teaching is Good for Writers
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Apr 2, 2012
- 2 min
What To Write When You Don’t Know What To Write
At about 4 a.m. I decided to get out of bed. I’d been tossing and turning for more than an hour, at that point. It seemed fruitless to...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Mar 28, 2012
- 5 min
Create a Writing Schedule, Stick to It
Last week a friend sent me this note, via Facebook: So, I’m struggling to get myself on a writing schedule. I remember your Craft Seminar...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Mar 26, 2012
- 3 min
Inspiration & Context, That’s The Stuff
Last week I agreed to sub at the high school where Cami teaches. Three days with middle- and high-school students always makes for an...
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