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Ted Solotaroff

Coming in from the Cold (Part Three)

By Allison Green AGreenWriter

January 29, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Coming in from the Cold (Part Three)

In his essay, Solotaroff encouraged young writers to work on their craft for many years and think about publication—and possible glory—later. Write “in the cold” now, and you will eventually get your day in the sun. Some writers, undoubtedly, go from obscurity to fame, and they manage to maintain a relatively successful writing career the […]

Filed Under: Guest Blogger Tagged With: Allison Green, author, Richard Brautigan, Ted Solotaroff, The Ghosts Who Travel With Me, writer, writing

Coming in from the Cold (Part Two)

By Allison Green AGreenWriter

January 27, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Coming in from the Cold (Part Two)

After the success of Trout Fishing in America and other early books, Brautigan faced the challenge of following them with equally compelling work. He began writing a series of genre-bending books: a Western, a mystery, a “Japanese” novel, and a detective story. Each garnered mixed reviews, and print runs decreased from book to book. Ten […]

Filed Under: Guest Blogger Tagged With: Allison Green, author, Richard Brautigan, Ted Solotaroff, The Ghosts Who Travel With Me, writer, writing

Coming in from the Cold (Part One)

By Allison Green AGreenWriter

January 25, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Coming in from the Cold (Part One)

In January of 1935, rain fell in the Pacific Northwest as it had never fallen, at least as far as non-indigenous folks knew. On the Washington peninsula, thirty-seven inches of rain fell in five days; on the east side of the mountains, fifty-two inches of snow fell in one day. An ice storm, floods, landslides—they […]

Filed Under: Guest Blogger Tagged With: Allison Green, author, Richard Brautigan, Ted Solotaroff, The Ghosts Who Travel With Me, writer, writing

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