In this episode, NYT bestseller, Jennifer Lauck talks with writers about working with the truth in creative non-fiction. She pulls ideas from many current memorists and helps writers understand how to build a pact with the reader.

Lit Lessons: Discussing Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Apr 20th, 2017 1h

In a live class, writers of the Studio discuss the total number of scenes, and locations in this book. They also compare the book to the movie with Gary Sinise and John Malkovich. Finally the writers study the inner and outer arc in John Stein

Lit Lessons: On Artistic Perseverance with Jennifer Lauck

Apr 20th, 2017 44m 54s

New York Times Bestseller, Jennifer Lauck, meets with a group of college students in Western Washington and provides tips for maintaining her writing practice. This conversation is for anyone interested in being a writer, and persevering in thi

Lit Lessons: A Discussion with Literary Agent Betsy Amster

Apr 20th, 2017 48m 56s

Students at the Studio meet with literary agent, Betsy Amster, with offices in Portland and L.A. Amster is a dogged prospector of American talent who frequently speaks and even teaches! Amster discusses publishing and what literary agents are l

Lit Lessons: The Objective Correlative and T.C. Boyle Chicxulub

Apr 20th, 2017 26m 41s

In a live Studio class, advanced writers discuss the short story, Chicxulub, by TC Boyle. They are particularly interested in the literary device known as the objective correlative, the infusion of description and the movement of the scenes it'

Lit Lessons: Discussing The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

Apr 20th, 2017 44m 48s

In a live discussion, members of an advanced Studio class discuss the artistic choices of Aimee Bender, in her wonderful novel The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake . Studio writers pull specific scenes from the book, in order to establish an un

Lit Lessons: Discussing Nora Webster by Colm Toibin

Apr 20th, 2017 38m 1s

In a live discussion, members of the Studio discuss the lovely and spare novel, Nora Webster, by Colm Toibin. From a review of the book, to an analysis of scenes. The goal of the conversation is to better understand Toibin's craft decisions and

Lit Lessons: Discussing Beloved by Toni Morrison

Apr 20th, 2017 19m 54s

In a live class, members of the Studio hold a literary discussion about the glorious and heartbreaking novel, Beloved, by Pulitzer Prize winning author Toni Morrison. Writers discuss antagonistic forces in the book, including the concept known

Lit Lessons: Forever Overhead by David Foster Wallace -

Apr 19th, 2017 37m 44s

In a live class, members of the advanced Blackbird Studio for Writers discuss David Foster Wallace's short story Forever Overhead, from the collection Brief Interviews with Hideous Men. Wallace's prose is beautiful and evocative and the writers

Lit Lessons: What I Wished Someone Told Me About Being a Writer with Jennifer Lauck

Apr 19th, 2017 55m 48s

In a live presentation, NYT Bestselling author, Jennifer Lauck, talks to students in Texas about all the things she wished she'd been told about writing. Funny, educational, irreverent and inspiring, Lauck shares her knowledge about writing fro

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