I realize that some of you do. As such, I’m going to begin collecting long-form, student writing competitions at Invictus. At least, I will do this until you tell me to stop. This is The Mayborn Literary Non-fiction Conference, which has a student essay competition. If you enter and win, we will find a...
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On Writing
At some point, every writer sits down to tell the story of what it means to be a writer. We are naturally storytellers so it’s inevitable that during a period of reflection we begin to pass along the wisdom we’ve gleaned to those who stumble after us. Of course, none of us have any...
The Writer…Teacher
I sat down and watched Charlie Rose interview David Foster Wallace on Sept 12, 2008. I remember the day I watched it for two reasons: Wallace was my contemporary writing hero. A man who wrote words in a way that spoke to me. At the time of his death, I was 4 months and...
We Begin, Anew
We had the first meeting of The Invictus Writers 2012 edition. It’s always hard to start a project. Nobody is quite sure what will happen, and nobody is quite sure how to act. It is not yet theirs and they look towards David (the lone 2011 holdover) and I for direction. This will change,...
“I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.”
On Saturday, September 2, we begin anew. The second round of Invictus writers will arrive at my house — 13 in all — and we shall see who makes it through to the end. With every project, there is no promise of success. The only sure thing: the work that lays in front of...
Memories from the Blog
Only two more small things left with Vol. 1 of the Invictus writers before we begin anew next Monday. The second will come later this week, but tonight Ms. Kelly Shea sent along the behind-the-scenes book, a compilation of the posts arranged thematically to tell the story of our young writers’ journey. This is...
And Just Like That…
The day I emailed Osborne/McGraw-Hill the final copy of Dungeons and Dreamers, the book my writing partner John Borland and I wrote in 2003, I burst into tears. I remember everything about that moment. I wandered out of my room, down the hallway, and into the kitchen where my friend Dana was painting. I...
That Thing Kelly Shea Has Done
That quote floated across my Twitter stream yesterday, and I had to share it with Kelly Shea, our wonderful writer and designer for the Invictus Writers. The reason: she’s been toiling endlessly over the last phase of the design for at least a week, which doesn’t begin to count the time she spent laying...
Invictus in The Writer’s Digest
One of the nice things about the inter-connected world of emerging media is finding other like-minded souls along the way. Sometime last year, I connected with Jane Friedman, formerly of The Writer’s Digest and now a professor at the University of Cincinnati. We exchanged a few Tweets and emails, and she was amongst a...
Available Today: If I Leave Here Tomorrow, the Book
It’s been a long journey but the day has finally arrived. The Invictus Collectin Vol. 1 book, If I Leave Here Tomorrow: Tales of Risk and Rebirth is now available for purchase. In the coming days, we’ll add more formats to the mix. For now, you have three options: You can read each individual...
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