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Oregon Ho!
We’re coming to you, Eugene. Eric Olsen will present “Pumping Irony: Pros on Prose (and Running)” at the Willamette Writers Speakers Series, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St., Eugene, OR. Looking forward to meeting virtual friends Valerie Brooks and Tom Titus and lots of other northern neighbors. Hope to see you there.
Books by Cheryl Olsen’s Bed
Maybe it’s because it’s the holidays and I’m busy with other stuff. Or because my seasonal sentimentality makes it hard to let go. Or because every nightstand should have a reference—and reverence—section. Whatever the reason, several wonderful books seem to have taken up permanent residence on mine, and I’m happy to have them there. The [...]
The Can Writing Be Taught Debate
Don’t you love serendipity? When you’re driving down a road and all the street signs start speaking to you—not literally and weird, just logically and organized, pointing your way. Okay, dropping the metaphor here. But how great is it on the eve of your panel at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference to [...]
Blog Tour: Stop 4
Today Eric offers up a guest post on What Not to Do as a Writer, Lisa Kilian’s irreverent blog with menu selections such as Who the Hell Do I Think I Am? Where Else Can You Read My Bullshit? And, Will I Read Your Stuff? As usual, our man of words has plenty of practical advice. [...]
THE BOOK, Reviewed
We Wanted to Be Writers: Life, Love and Literature at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop Eric Olsen and Glenn Schaeffer, Skyhorse Publishing, A Herman Graf Book 2011, 344 pages A Handbook for Young Writers (of All Ages) [...]
Olsen on the Air
For those of you who—like us—were appalled by the brevity of Eric‘s NPR interview, here’s the unabridged version commissioned by the Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing at Ohio State University and conducted by Molly Patterson for “Writers Talk.” Programs aired August 22 and 24, 2011. Audio interview
We Wanted to Be Writers Book Trailer
Let the glowing reviews begin!
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