Comments on: Ira Glass On Taste and Storytelling http://www.backhandstories.com/writers-resources/ira-glass-on-taste-and-storytelling/ Backhand Stories is a creative writing blog that supports new writing and the writing community by publishing new short story fiction, creative writing, short non-fiction stories and essays by new and unpublished writers Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:58:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ayna http://www.backhandstories.com/writers-resources/ira-glass-on-taste-and-storytelling/comment-page-1/#comment-20084 Ayna Thu, 06 May 2010 17:17:11 +0000 http://www.backhandstories.com/?p=181#comment-20084 Hi. Thanks for the nice stories you've published here. But it's a long time that you didn't send any story here. Some thing wrong? I am eagerly waiting to read more here. Regards Hi.
Thanks for the nice stories you’ve published here. But it’s a long time that you didn’t send any story here. Some thing wrong?

I am eagerly waiting to read more here.

Regards

]]> By: Short Story Ideas http://www.backhandstories.com/writers-resources/ira-glass-on-taste-and-storytelling/comment-page-1/#comment-19049 Short Story Ideas Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:38:20 +0000 http://www.backhandstories.com/?p=181#comment-19049 I loved this video. Very generous of Ira Glass to share his own past work as an example of the learning curve involved in really mastering a craft. I think this is excellent advice for writers. I also think that schools sometimes emphasize rewriting and polishing too early on, while what aspiring writers often need more in the beginning is to produce a lot of work and experiment with new approaches and techniques in order to grow. I loved this video. Very generous of Ira Glass to share his own past work as an example of the learning curve involved in really mastering a craft.

I think this is excellent advice for writers. I also think that schools sometimes emphasize rewriting and polishing too early on, while what aspiring writers often need more in the beginning is to produce a lot of work and experiment with new approaches and techniques in order to grow.

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