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Catching Jauss: David Jauss on point of view

Catching Jauss: David Jauss on point of view

by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 3, 2014 | craft of writing | 10 comments

Annie Dillard wrote, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” On the first of each month, Catching Days hosts a guest writer in the series, “How We Spend Our Days.” How We Spend Our Days / OCTOBER: DAVID JAUSS As part of the How We Spend Our Days...
the next writer in the series: october 1, 2014

the next writer in the series: october 1, 2014

by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Sep 23, 2014 | about the current writer, craft of writing, poetry, stories | 6 comments

In  The Writing Life, Annie Dillard wrote, I have been looking into schedules. Even when we read physics, we inquire of each least particle, What then shall I do this morning? How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and...
alone with all that could happen

alone with all that could happen

by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Aug 11, 2010 | craft of writing, mfa | 9 comments

Alone With All That Could Happen is a collection of 7 craft essays by writer David Jauss. I had read some of them when they were first published in AWP’s The Writer’s Chronicle, but it was time to read them again. I should probably schedule time to reread...
the second residency

the second residency

by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 8, 2010 | details, journeys, mfa, obsession | 2 comments

My second residency at the Vermont College of Fine Arts… Monday, 6/28/10: Up at 5:15 to fly from Columbus to Atlanta to Boston. I rent a car in Boston and drive 3 hours to Montpelier, arriving just in time for the last few minutes of the fifteen-minute...
reading like a writer–part 3: questions to ask

reading like a writer–part 3: questions to ask

by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 25, 2010 | craft of writing, stories | 16 comments

In an essay entitled “Artful Stealing” by Steven Schwartz in the current issue of “The Writer’s Chronicle,” he writes, “…you break into your own material by finding the key to someone else’s.” Each time I take a...

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