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"If writing is a kind of religion, then we do it for the sake of the process itself, not some product and the imaginary glory we think it may bring." We spoke with Aaron Hamburger 🇺🇦 about his new novel, NIRVANA IS HERE: bit.ly/2JCNOnl

"Seek out a reader who’s experienced what you’ve written about. She’ll call you on your bullshit." Here's @t_mcallister, laurahthomas, and Jay Baron Nicorvo in #WritingTheMidwest: "On writing different experiences from your own": bit.ly/2WPGlF2 #amwriting #amreading

#LunchHourReading today pt 1: Matt Whelihan's excellent short story "Eighteen Dead Water Buffalo" from Midwestern Gothic magazine, Winter 2018 issue. Young, underachieving grad spends 6 mos as an apprentice to a janitor, who tells him stories, all of which are tall tales -or are they..?

Here's JUDITH CLAIRE MITCHELL, GRETCHEN MARQUETTE, and @CallistaBuchen in #WritingTheMidwest: "On learning from students": midwestgothic.com/2019/05/writin… #amwriting #amediting

"We originally did this incredibly difficult thing … for fun. My undergrads remind me of that." Here's JUDITH CLAIRE MITCHELL, GRETCHEN MARQUETTE, and @CallistaBuchen in #WritingTheMidwest: "On learning from students": bit.ly/2Wu5VCN #amwriting #amediting

Here's @taniajam, @marisaleesilver, and LAURA DONNELLY in #WritingTheMidwest: "On Place": midwestgothic.com/2019/06/writin… #amwriting #amediting

"In life, as in fiction, place often informs the people we become—the jobs we take, the friends we make (or don’t)." Here's @taniajam, @marisaleesilver, and LAURA DONNELLY in #WritingTheMidwest: "On Place": bit.ly/2Iy6JNW #amwriting #amediting

Here's Rae Meadows, PETER GRANDBOIS, and GARY AMDAHL in #WritingTheMidwest: On what writers wish they'd known: bit.ly/2KPRumW #amwriting #amediting

"No one cares if you write or not so you better write for yourself"—Here's Rae Meadows, PETER GRANDBOIS, and GARY AMDAHL in #WritingTheMidwest: On what writers wish they'd known: bit.ly/2KPRumW #amwriting #amediting

Here's @TisforThompson, REBECCA BERG, and Bruce Johnson in #WritingTheMidwest: On developing small inspirations: bit.ly/2LrLT6C #amwriting #amediting

"There has to be space for both the discipline and organization and the more metaphysical, subconscious parts of writing." Here's @TisforThompson, REBECCA BERG, and Bruce Johnson in #WritingTheMidwest: On developing small inspirations: bit.ly/2LrLT6C #amwriting

Here are IAN STONER, @jamelbrinkley, and @TereseMarieM in #WritingTheMidwest: On patience and taking your time: bit.ly/33i15sI #amwriting #amediting

"When I’m done with a draft I let it sit for a while. When I look at it again, I start thinking more deliberately about craft." Here are IAN STONER, @jamelbrinkley, and @TereseMarieM in #WritingTheMidwest: On patience and taking your time: bit.ly/33i15sI #amwriting

Here are Lee L. Krecklow, @bryngreenwood, and Mo Daviau in #WritingTheMidwest: On making characters feel real: bit.ly/2okyX8o #amwriting #amediting

"I say that writing a novel is like doing a long improv scene in my head over the span of years." Here are Lee L. Krecklow, @bryngreenwood, and Mo Daviau in #WritingTheMidwest: On making characters feel real: bit.ly/2okyX8o #amwriting #amediting

Very sad news. I had one of my first short stories published here. Seems their catalogue will be available until the end of the year. I encourage you to check out this literary journal and press. They were doing important work. I recommend the novels of Eric Shonkwiler.

So sad to hear this news, but so grateful for the years we had with Midwestern Gothic, which first published my essay "Driftless," and in a very real way helped clear the path toward my book. To my friends @robhollywood & Jeff Pfaller, thank you for giving our Midwestern words a home.