Tag: writing

David Foster Wallace on Perfectionism, Clever Writing, and Teaching

April 23, 2013

How I Got My Confidence Back, or The Story of Winning The New Quarterly’s Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest

March 12, 2013

When I found out that my essay “The Wrong Way” had won The New Quarterly‘s Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest, I was ecstatic, but also sworn to secrecy. Considering that the piece was published in November and I now also have an interview up on the TNQ website, I think it

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How to Write With Style, According to Kurt Vonnegut

January 21, 2013

According to Kurt Vonnegut, the 8 rules to writing with style are: Find a Subject You Care About Do Not Ramble, Though Keep It Simple Have the Guts to Cut Sound Like Yourself Say What You Mean to Say Pity the Readers For Really Detailed Advice, Read The Elements of

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