tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407679229975998493.post6891586316207031169..comments2024-03-29T04:02:15.984-06:00Comments on The Quivering Pen: Soup and Salad: Ben Fountain's Dead Novels, The origins of the English Department, Jenny Milchman's neverending book tour, Yaddo is officially historic, Hollywood calls on Calling Me Home, Jennifer Spiegel's confidence, Women's Prize for Fiction longlistDavid Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06013514596973186440noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407679229975998493.post-87435355474404381792013-03-13T16:36:13.687-06:002013-03-13T16:36:13.687-06:00Hello from the road, David, and your readers! Cong...Hello from the road, David, and your readers! Congrats to Julie on her wonderful news, and I am not one bit surprised that Virginia gave an insightful interview to an insightful interviewer...jenny milchmanhttp://suspenseyourdisbelief.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407679229975998493.post-8283981191874219962013-03-13T11:03:54.234-06:002013-03-13T11:03:54.234-06:00Andromeda,
Thanks for mentioning that the informat...Andromeda,<br />Thanks for mentioning that the information came from Myers' book. Shame on me for not attributing it correctly (in too much of a hurry this morning and fueled with only one cup of coffee--that's my excuse). It's now fixed with a link to "The Elephants Teach" added.David Abramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013514596973186440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407679229975998493.post-13016154236031993622013-03-13T10:47:36.506-06:002013-03-13T10:47:36.506-06:00Thanks for noticing my post, David -- and I should...Thanks for noticing my post, David -- and I should point out (as I do in the longer 49 Writers post) that those nuggets, and much much more, come from "The Elephants Teach: Creative Writing Since 1880" by D.G. Myers. Anyone who has ever wondered about the history of the discipline and its antecedents--lots of conflict and schisms and tales of writers who didn't want to teach but had to pay the bills -- might want to check it out. Andromeda Romano-Laxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988887975016816552noreply@blogger.com