BY SARAH GERARD “Show, don’t tell,” might as well be hanging above the doorway of every writing classroom. I can’t say I always agree with it—every rule must be broken occasionally—but it held true in the editing of “BFF,” my forthcoming chapbook to be published by Guillotine
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***Listen to Cameron’s Episode*** Author Cameron Conaway is a triple threat. He writes. He teaches. He fights. The latter was literal several years ago when he stepped into the ring as a Mixed Martial Artist but now his battles are on the world stage, raising
Woe be unto you writer, should you land in a Washington Post article titled “The five worst sentences I read in January.” When I read that post written by the new nonfiction book critic Carlos Lozada, I knew two things. First, I needed to interview Lozada. Second, I was afraid to
This episode is filled to capacity with awesomeness. First, you’ll hear the rest of Associate Senior Editor Roxanne K. Young’s interview about her work at the Journal of the American Medical Association and Dr. Andrew Bomback’s essay “Errands” which ran in the “A Piece of
BlogTalkRadio, the largest talk radio network, has named Behind the Prose a most “Popular in Writing” show for the episode, “No Excuse Zone: Physician and writer Andrew Bomback discusses craft and commitment.” Bomback discussed his two essays which appeared in Full Grown People and in
So in case you’ve been living under a literary rock, Sarah Gerard’s debut novel Binary Star is a cosmic force in its own right. According to Wolf Literary Services, Gerard’s made EIGHT best lists for 2015. Count ’em: ONE: GQ‘s Six Best Books of January TWO: Buzzfeed’s
BY JENNIFER GENEST Objects are a writer’s friend. Almost any object is loaded if you think about it long enough. I am always surprised when objects in a story end up doing the “heavy lifting (explaining difficult or emotional things)” without it seeming forced or obvious.
On Sunday, Feb. 15, I spoke with Dr. Andrew Bomback about his two essays “I Know That Elmo is Not a Child Molester” and “Errands” which ran in Full Grown People and the Journal of the American Medical Association, respectively. Associate Senior Editor of JAMA,
Tomorrow, I’m interviewing Dr. Andrew Bomback on Behind the Prose. We’ll discuss the craft in two of his nonfiction essays, “I know that Elmo is Not a Child Molester” in Full Grown People and “Errands” which ran in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s
Slow and steady wins the race. That’s the impression I got after my interview with writer Aimee Baker who discussed her nonfiction essay “This Monstrous Heart” which ran in New Delta Review last December. Aimee admitted that she doesn’t have time to put words on
On Sunday, Feb. 1, I interviewed writer Soo Na Pak on episode three: Location, Voice, and Tone in Creative Nonfiction. She shared how she allows rejection to fuel her writing process and inspired me with her – to borrow one of her eloquent words – “liberatory” approach
It is with great Behind the Prose pride,that I share the awesome news about Natalie Baszile’s first novel. Queen Sugar is moving to Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network under the helm of Selma director Ava DuVernay. I am proud, but I’m not surprised. Days before the news broke,
Besides having one of the best writer’s websites I’ve ever seen, Joan Dempsey has successfully merged the craft she loves with a business model that helps others reach their writing goals. On March 8 at 6 PM EST, she joins me on the Behind the Prose
If there ever was a book that surely will be a movie, Natalie Baszile’s debut novel Queen Sugar is it. I met Natalie at the 2012 VONA Voices Workshop. In a nonfiction workshop taught by Faith Adiele, I had the pleasure of reading excerpts of