Episode 37: Craft in the Real World

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Introduction

00:00 • 3min

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You're a Successful Novelist, James?

02:53 • 2min

3

Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salasis

04:34 • 2min

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What's Your Three Thesis Statements?

06:29 • 2min

5

The Iowar Writers Workshop

08:25 • 2min

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You Haven't Been Through This, You've Never Taken a Creative Writing Class.

10:43 • 2min

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What Are the Values of Workshops?

12:21 • 2min

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Writing Workshops - You Haven't Found Your Voice

14:15 • 2min

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What Is Your Own Voice?

16:42 • 2min

10

The University of Iowa Workshop Model

19:06 • 4min

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The Cone of Silence

23:05 • 4min

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The Best Thing Isn't What I've Been Working on for a While

26:48 • 2min

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George Saunders Is the New Modern MFA Master for Good or for Ill

29:00 • 2min

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The Man's Pointer

31:04 • 2min

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I'll Contrast, I'm the Open Trays. That's Awesome.

32:52 • 3min

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How to Be Contentious With a Book

35:24 • 2min

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The Chinese Teapot

37:33 • 4min

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The Anglican Ideal, Milton Wordsworth Keats

41:36 • 3min

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You're a Competitor With Matthew Salas's Book

44:36 • 2min

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Is There Such a Thing as Human Nature?

46:35 • 3min

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I'm Fascinated to Know What He'd Think of My Books

49:41 • 2min

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You Can't Go Through Life Being Afraid

51:34 • 2min

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Is There Such a Thing as a Blank Page?

53:05 • 3min

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The Human Nature Is Not the Same as My Culture

55:38 • 3min

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Do You Get Voice Notes From Renders?

58:32 • 2min

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Are You Done With Your Reaction, Your Final Thoughts?

01:00:25 • 3min

27

Are You Trying to Win Twitter?

01:03:52 • 3min

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Podcasts Are High Content, High Quality

01:06:51 • 1min

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What's That Rule Breaking?

01:08:20 • 3min

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The Last Samurai by Helen Dewitt

01:10:52 • 3min