WU Podcast: Marc Nieson—“Making Words Count”

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In this Writing University podcast, Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate Marc Nieson discusses free-writing exercises and how they can be used as a disciplined process of seizing inspiration and help with revision later. Nieson talks about how to reconcile the writer's often opposing mindsets of creator and editor, the journey of refining the "poetic impulse" in order to "make each word weight-bearing." Caryl Pagel introduces Marc Nieson and opens the session.

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Marc Nieson presents "Making Words Count"

Marc Nieson (M.F.A., The University of Iowa Writers' Workshop) has lived in New York City, Italy, Iowa and Minnesota. His background includes filmmaking, children's theatre, building construction, and a season with a one-ring circus. Currently he's on the faculty of Chatham College and The Loft. An excerpt from Schoolhouse: A Memoir from the Heartland appeared in the Literary Review and short fiction in Great River Review and American Way. His filmscripts include Bottomland, The Dream Catcher, and Superheroes. Currently, he's living in Pittsburgh and finishing work on a novel, The Myth of Return.

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September 01, 2008
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