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Hey, writers…
This is a quick post. A sort of poll question, if you will… What service or resource have you tried to find to help you with your...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Feb 6, 20141 min read


I Give Up.
“I thought you’d already given up blogging,” some of you might say. Granted, it’s been a while since I’ve been actively engaged in...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Feb 5, 20143 min read


Happy 2014 – And More…
(Both of the short fiction stories mentioned in this blog post are also available in the story collection, The Blues and The Oranges....

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Jan 7, 20142 min read
Other Pursuits
<img class="size-medium wp-image-1415 lazyload" alt="Instagram reawakened my interest in photography." src="https://ericswyatt.files.word...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
May 1, 20132 min read
David Jauss and Knowing Too Much
Sometimes I come across an article about writing that I know I’m going to return to again and again. David Jauss writes just such an...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Mar 7, 20133 min read
Little Edits: A Peek Into Process
I’ve blogged before about my process. It is something that a lot of people find interesting. I know I enjoy discussing process and...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Jan 16, 20134 min read
There’s No More Time To Shop: Here’s a List of Books to Buy Anyway!
All of the titles mentioned in this blog post (with the exception of out-of-print books) can be found here: http://astore.amazon.com/wile...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Dec 24, 20123 min read
A Week With Dorothy Parker: You Were Perfectly Fine
I hope you enjoyed the essays I posted this week focused on Dorothy Parker’s classic story, You Were Perfectly Fine. Based on the blog...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Dec 21, 20122 min read
Two Writing Courses Offered
Blog readers come from all around the world. According to the WordPress stats, I have regular visits from readers in Moldova and...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Dec 20, 20122 min read
A week with Dorothy Parker: Subtlety of Structure
[su_note](Editor’s Note: You can find even more posts about Dorothy Parker’s story, You Were Perfectly Fine, by checking out the Dorothy...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Dec 20, 20123 min read
A week with You Were Perfectly Fine: Wit, Wisecracking, & Calisthenics with words.
Ginger Pinholster is a writer and fellow graduate of the MFA program at Queens University of Charlotte. You can connect with her on...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Dec 19, 20123 min read
A Week with You Were Perfectly Fine: Dramatic Irony vs. Antithetical Discourse
Belinda Nicoll is the author of the memoir, Out of Sync, as well as a writing and life coach. (You can read an earlier interview I did...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Dec 18, 20123 min read
In case you missed it: A Good Man is Hard to Find
Earlier today I kicked off my December guest blog blizzard which will focus on Dorothy Parker’s short story, You Were Perfectly Fine. In...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Dec 17, 20121 min read
A Good Man…We’re All Misfits.
This is the (belated) final installment of the series of guest contributions focused on Flannery O’Connor’s story, A Good Man is Hard to...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Nov 28, 20126 min read
A Good Man…Good vs. Evil
I met Kelly Fordon while I was pursuing my MFA. She was working on a novel told from the point of view of a U.S. Congressman’s young...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Nov 20, 20124 min read
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...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Nov 19, 20124 min read
Marni Mann’s Books Now in Young Adult Editions
Marni Mann’s Books Now in Young Adult Editions Fellow Florida writer, friend, and all-around great gal, Marni Mann made a big splash with...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Oct 31, 20121 min read
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...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Oct 26, 20122 min read
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...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Oct 8, 20121 min read
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...

Eric Sheridan Wyatt
Aug 28, 20122 min read
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