We Wanted to Be Writers
Review of WW2BW
Fred Setterberg, rock star author of “true-novel” Lunch Bucket Paradise (see our 5/2012 post) magnanimously and thoroughly reviewed We Wanted to Be Writers for literary blog Talking Writing. Our favorite line—among countless worthies: “By opting for the long view, covering the inceptive motives and misgivings of thirty writers and teachers—the celebrated and the obscure—We Wanted to Be [...]
Our May e-Newsletter is out!
The We Wanted to Be Writers e-newsletter has been sent to subscribers, with links posted on Facebook and Twitter. Isn’t it time to reduce the stress of wondering what you’re missing? Become a WW2BW insider: Subscribe now!
Eric Olsen’s Bright Ideas on HuffPo
Were you expecting to see Eric Olsen in this morning’s Huff Post Business? Don’t look at us; we were flying to Chicago for the AWP conference. Happy Leap Year! ” . . . At the heart of this process is, of course, something a little mysterious and unpredictable, that blessed ‘aha!’ when all the pieces [...]
Our Readers Rock!
Six months after publication of We Wanted to Be Writers—to say nothing of Valentine’s Day!—seems like the perfect time to issue a proclamation of exuberant enthusiasm and abiding love for our readers. Thank you for all your kind words, for your comments on our blog posts, and for telling friends about our book. Please keep [...]
A Poem for the Season
As an antidote to the frenzy so pervasive this time of year, we share this remembrance by Dan Guenther of simpler times and the joy revisiting them can conjure. Dan Guenther is the author of four novels, most recently Glossy Black Cockatoos, the 2010 Colorado Authors’ League award selection for genre fiction. His collection of selected poems, The [...]
Smiley, Us, SF: Whoa!
So much to celebrate this month, not least of which is tomorrow’s appearance by Jane Smiley as she joins us at Book Passage in San Francisco to read from We Wanted to Be Writers. The lit superstar was extremely generous with her time through countless email interviews and phone followups for her extensive contributions [...]
Life and Lit in the Neon
For fans of alliteration—and who isn’t?—we offer a title that once would have been an oxymoron, but no more: ”Literary Las Vegas.” This Las Vegas Review-Journal article spotlights “Eric Olsen, Glenn Schaeffer and more,” so of course we think it’s great, even though the title doesn’t take full advantage of its potential. But LV has a blossoming lit [...]
Gifts from Down Under
The multi-talented Bill Manhire, author of the kickass intro to We Wanted to Be Writers, and director of the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (among myriad other thriving pursuits) has a new book out next month. Co-authored with several fellow faculty members, The Exercise Book: Creative Writing Exercises [...]
KNPR Interviews Eric and Glenn
As a lead-in to the upcoming literary salon in Las Vegas focusing on We Wanted to Be Writers, Nevada Public Radio interviewed Eric and Glenn about their own literary beginnings, how the book came about, how the cast of characters was selected, and much more. Listen to the November 16, 2011 broadcast here ———>>> [...]
Eric Gets His Writerhead On
Take one guest post by Eric Olsen about inspiration on Kristin Bair O’Keeffe’s Writerhead blog; add a We Wanted to Be Writers book GIVEAWAY; mix well, and voilá: enter the Muse in her pink Cadillac!
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