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April Alvarez forwarded this fantastic meditation on fiction writing by Robert Jackson Bennett. I particularly liked this confession:

I can say that the more I learn about stories, the less I know what they are. The narrative construct is one of our greatest and most mysterious tools, and I often doubt if we wield it as much as it wields us.

April has also promised to send in photos of John Grammer sledding. Stay tuned.

makes me want to pen a few query letters today, regardless of the lack of material at hand:

A Good Author is Hard to Find

Another tidbit from John Grammer:

I just got materials about Salem College’s “International Literary Awards,” a contest for unpublished manuscripts of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.  The competition is “open to both women and men who write in English,” which would seem to include almost all of us, and offers pretty good prizes ($1,200 for first place, along with glory).

Just wanted to share this awesome rejection letter with all you brave writers. I wish I could say I earned it myself, but it was actually forwarded to me by a friend. You can see more fine rejections here.

April Alvarez pointed out this great update on Padgett Powell in the most recent Times Magazine.
Which made me think of Christine Doza, whose copy of Edisto I have apparently lost, which reminded me of  NaNoWriMo. Anybody participating this November?