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Tag: Jane Kurtz

Write with wonder

January 29, 2017 A. B. Westrick 6 Comments

In a July 2016 article in Toronto’s Metro News, writer Richard Crouse recounts a joke told by world-class cellist Yo-Yo…

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Filed under: childhood, craft, emotional truth, fiction, Jane Kurtz, Martha Brockenbrough, MFA, process, scenes, story, Streaming Movies Right, The Music of Strangers, VCFA, wonder, writing, Yo Yo Ma

Salivation and Satisfaction

February 29, 2016 A. B. Westrick 5 Comments

When I was a student in the MFA program at Vermont College of Fine Arts, I heard Jane Kurtz, the…

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Filed under: character, craft, fiction, Jane Kurtz, literature, manuscript, MFA, plot, process, protagonist, revision, salivation, satisfaction, scenes, story, structure, VCFA, writing

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I loved doing this interview with you, @sarapennypacker! Thank you again for your time and words of wisdom.

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"Creation is a river that way. The truest human experiences are constant across time and space, and are always being revisited through different lenses."

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@ABWestrick @sarapennypacker @BalzerandBray Wonderful interview! ♥ Love reading about Sara's process - "creation is a river."

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Today's the last day to enter my Feb. #BookGiveaway: HERE IN THE REAL WORLD by @sarapennypacker. I loved interviewing Sara about all things #writing-related https://abwestrick.com/2021/02/creation-is-a-river-sara-pennypacker-interview-and-giveaway/ Happy #reading! #mglit #middlegrade #fiction @HarperCollinsCh #giveaway #author #interview

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Articles, Interviews, & Podcasts:

Podcast: Working Title on the 85K Writing Challenge, where I confess that I’ve stopped beating myself up over my process. It is what it is. March 20, 2019

Podcast: Working Title on the 85K Writing Challenge, where I talk about setting priorities in my writing life. February 20, 2019

Podcast: Working Title on the 85K Writing Challenge, where I ramble about my writing process, including how I conquer writer’s block. January 23, 2019

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