Aspiring novelist Ben Hess explores writing from the deep end of loss, grief, and uncertainty with teachers and authors Tom Barbash, Gary Ferguson, Alan Heathcock, Pam Houston, and Josh Weil. Links: Writing By Writers - http://writingxwriters.org Tom Barbash - https://www.facebook.com/Tom-Barbash-1403861426501638/timeline/ Pam Houston - http://pamhouston.net Alan Heathcock - http://alanheathcock.com Gary Ferguson - http://wildwords.net Josh Weil - http://www.joshweil.com NPR Fresh Air - Terry Gross interview with memoirist Mary Karr - http://www.npr.org/2015/09/15/440397728/mary-karr-on-writing-memoirs-no-doubt-ive-gotten-a-million-things-wrong Produced & Hosted By: Ben Hess - http://ben-hess.com