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Three Stories from Spearwood, OR (opens the original)
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Friends, Next week, my second book of stories Spearwood, OR will be published by Propeller Books of Portland, OR. If you’re already a subscriber to John Carr Walker Sitting In His Little Room, you already know this. Like, you really already know, cause I’ve been banging on about it since June. I promise, in a few weeks, I’ll be back to talking about other people’s books. Pinky promise. In the meantime, I beg your indulgence this week (and for most of October—who are we kidding?) while I talk abo
A Series of Things About Spearwood, OR (opens the original)
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I’ve been writing in series for nearly ten years. Changing how I approached my work has changed the results of my work for the better. Writing small entries around a big idea has made writing more fun. I feel less pressure to “get things right” because plot and characters are dispersed across many entries, and that opens my mind to riskier, funnier, weirder possibilities. As a result, I’m more productive, more resilient to setbacks, and less inclined to abandon projects in the middle. I feel mor
Summer, Where Have Ye Gone, And Why Didn’t You Leave Sooner? (opens the original)
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Writing in Series, Part 4 (opens the original)
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Dear Fellow Little Room Sitters,Before I get to this week’s episode, I have a couple mildly personal questions. Are you a book reviewer? Do you want to write book reviews? Do you have connections to a newspaper, literary journal, or website that publishes book reviews? Have you been looking for an excuse to make such a connection or perhaps start your own reviewing outlet? I’ve got an offer.If you’re willing to pitch a reviewing outlet and write a review for my forthcoming book Spearwood, OR, my
Writing In Series, Part 3 (opens the original)
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Dear Fellow Little Room Sitters, Before I get to this week’s episode, I have a couple mildly personal questions. Are you a book reviewer? Do you want to write book reviews? Do you have connections to a newspaper, literary journal, or website that publishes book reviews? Have you been looking for an excuse to make such a connection or perhaps start your own reviewing outlet? I’ve got an offer. If you’re willing to pitch a reviewing outlet and write a review for my forthcoming book Spearwood, OR,
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