Dinty W. Moore

Study with Dinty in 2013

dintywmo — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:43:20 +0000

Dinty will be teaching at a number of lovely venues in the year 2013, including:

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. February 13-18, with Cheryl Strayed, ZZ Packer, Luis Alberto Urrea, and more, in one of the most beautiful towns on the planet.

Oxford, Mississippi. May 2-5, 2013. The Oxford Creative Nonfiction Conference. With Lee ...

The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfiction

dintywmo — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:06:32 +0000

The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfiction features 26 eminent writers, editors, and teachers offering expert analysis, focused exercises, and helpful examples of what make the brief essay form such a perfect medium for experimentation, insight, and illumination. With a comprehensive introduction to the genre and book by editor ...

Flash Nonfiction Illuminates, Like a Flash Gun

dintywmo — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:49:01 +0000

Jill Talbot interviews Dinty W. Moore about the intricacies of flash nonfiction and his new Rose Metal Press Field Guide. Here’s an excerpt followed by a link to the full Bookslut interview:

In the first section of the anthology, “The Flash Nonfiction Form,” Bret Lott notes, “There ought to be an explosion of recognition, ...

The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfiction

dintywmo — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:40:16 +0000

The book is at the printer right this moment, and Rose Metal Press has opened the pre-order process: The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfiction

The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfiction, edited by the invaluable Dinty W. Moore, is a lot more than flashy. These thoughtful, ...

Dinty W. Moore’s Utah Dates

dintywmo — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:43:03 +0000

Dinty will be visiting the Utah State University, Brigham Young University, and the League of Utah Writers in September, including a talk on writing and mindfulness and a visit to Helicon West, and some fun League of Utah Writers events. Come on out and join him if you are in the neighborhood.

Reviews in for The Mindful Writer

dintywmo — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:03:24 +0000

“The Mindful Writer is small but powerful; it will be a welcome addition to many writers’ desks, and an inspiring and supportive gift for those who have just set foot on the path.” ~ ForeWord Reviews

“Advice books for writers are a dime a dozen but Moore provides a fresh approach ...

Interview with Hippocampus Magazine

dintywmo — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:48:42 +0000

“What I want a nonfiction writer to offer me is her best effort at memory, flawed as it is, with fact-checking, and motive-checking, which means a scrupulous look inside to explore why she sees and remembers the way she does. If as a writer you are unsure, tell me. If ...

Upcoming Events in May and June

dintywmo — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:39:46 +0000

Dinty will be teaching in early May at the Miami Writers Institute. Later in the month he is giving a talk at the River Teeth Nonfiction Conference. And in June, you can study with Dinty (and other fine writers) at the Kenyon Review Writers Workshop.

New Video Essay at TriQuarterly

dintywmo — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:30:50 +0000

In my writing, I have learned to trust the impulses which rise up unbidden, the unconscious voice that is always more interesting than the chatter embedded in my frontal lobe. For this video essay, I tried to rely less on words and ideas and instead trust the visuals. It was ...

On Writing Brief Essays: Dinty at River Teeth Blog

dintywmo — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:57:53 +0000

Dinty was interviewed recently at the River Teeth blog about winning the Stanley W. Lindberg Award for Excellence in Literary Editing, about writing in general, and about editing the online magazine Brevity. The full interview is here.