Comments on: So, You’re Going to a Writers’ Conference? http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14363/so-you%e2%80%99re-going-to-a-writers%e2%80%99-conference.html Home of the magazine, the books, and the conference Fri, 17 May 2013 19:59:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Beth K http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14363/so-you%e2%80%99re-going-to-a-writers%e2%80%99-conference.html#comment-12118 Beth K Thu, 02 Aug 2012 03:39:31 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=14363#comment-12118 I was sad not to go to a writer's conference this summer but couldn't go since I lacked the right pins! Reading this, I can relive the experience - without the humiliations of sitting next to MOST FAMOUS WRITER at conference at lunch, randomly, and having no clue who he was! But there are other writers to have crushes on besides Ben Percy - the Elvis voice just doesn't do it for me. I was sad not to go to a writer’s conference this summer but couldn’t go since I lacked the right pins! Reading this, I can relive the experience – without the humiliations of sitting next to MOST FAMOUS WRITER at conference at lunch, randomly, and having no clue who he was! But there are other writers to have crushes on besides Ben Percy – the Elvis voice just doesn’t do it for me.

]]> By: the editors http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14363/so-you%e2%80%99re-going-to-a-writers%e2%80%99-conference.html#comment-12056 the editors Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:30:16 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=14363#comment-12056 Now THIS is FUNNY! Pins, you're hired as our new HUMOR COLUMNIST the editors at Tin Roof Rusted Now THIS is FUNNY!
Pins, you’re hired as our new HUMOR COLUMNIST
the editors at Tin Roof Rusted

]]> By: luv those pins http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14363/so-you%e2%80%99re-going-to-a-writers%e2%80%99-conference.html#comment-12047 luv those pins Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:20:47 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=14363#comment-12047 I believe that the male editors at TH would not publish something if a writer simply used their charms to get published ( would ya fellas?) But There is a difference between humor and mean spirited-ness -- It would be mean, for example, say that someone had a job that requires them to think up a brand name for -- let's say, just out of the blue -- diapers -- as their day job and people didn't take their comedy seriously or it would be mean to criticize a newbie who didn't know workshop protocol -- for example, someone had never been to tin house writer conference before and the weekend before everyone arrives, the newbie submits another short story to their workshop group -- last minute-- in hopes of getting the group to workshop it too ... here's a tidbit for ya the gal with the pins has been around for years, but most of us are classy enough to be satisfied to simply talk behind her back, not rip her to shreds on paper. cut her a break - she loves this stuff - and remember, she doesn't consider her great shapely legs to be her best asset knock yourself out, tin house boys I believe that the male editors at TH would not publish something if a writer simply used their charms to get published ( would ya fellas?)

But There is a difference between humor and mean spirited-ness –

It would be mean, for example, say that someone had a job that requires them to think up a brand name for — let’s say, just out of the blue — diapers — as their day job and people didn’t take their comedy seriously

or

it would be mean to criticize a newbie who didn’t know workshop protocol — for example, someone had never been to tin house writer conference before and the weekend before everyone arrives, the newbie submits another short story to their workshop group — last minute– in hopes of getting the group to workshop it too …

here’s a tidbit for ya
the gal with the pins has been around for years, but most of us are classy enough to be satisfied to simply talk behind her back, not
rip her to shreds on paper. cut her a break – she loves this stuff – and remember, she doesn’t consider her great shapely legs to be her best asset

knock yourself out, tin house boys

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14363/so-you%e2%80%99re-going-to-a-writers%e2%80%99-conference.html#comment-11931 Anonymous Mon, 09 Jul 2012 02:25:24 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=14363#comment-11931 this is not funny, no is it accurate this is not funny, no is it accurate

]]> By: Cărți în .com/.co.uk (10-15 mai) « Bookaholic http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14363/so-you%e2%80%99re-going-to-a-writers%e2%80%99-conference.html#comment-7865 Cărți în .com/.co.uk (10-15 mai) « Bookaholic Tue, 15 May 2012 19:21:19 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=14363#comment-7865 [...] Te duci la o conferință pentru scriitori? Iată cum poți să scapi cu viață. [...] [...] Te duci la o conferință pentru scriitori? Iată cum poți să scapi cu viață. [...]

]]> By: Afternoon Bites: World Book Night, Alexander Chee On Distraction, Joss Whedon’s Evil Robots, | Vol. 1 Brooklyn http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14363/so-you%e2%80%99re-going-to-a-writers%e2%80%99-conference.html#comment-7679 Afternoon Bites: World Book Night, Alexander Chee On Distraction, Joss Whedon’s Evil Robots, | Vol. 1 Brooklyn Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:15:37 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=14363#comment-7679 [...] Sunday Stories alumnus Courtney Maum provides a list of survival tips for writers’ conferences. [...] [...] Sunday Stories alumnus Courtney Maum provides a list of survival tips for writers’ conferences. [...]

]]> By: Inside Authors’ Bedrooms, a Chuck Palahniuk Essay, and More… « Two-legged Animal http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14363/so-you%e2%80%99re-going-to-a-writers%e2%80%99-conference.html#comment-7516 Inside Authors’ Bedrooms, a Chuck Palahniuk Essay, and More… « Two-legged Animal Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:49:46 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=14363#comment-7516 [...] A cute guide to writer’s conferences at Tin House. [...] [...] A cute guide to writer’s conferences at Tin House. [...]

]]> By: If, after your workshop, you’re unable to say whether or not your classmates liked your piece, congratulations, broheim, your shit has just been workshopped! | RC Gale http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14363/so-you%e2%80%99re-going-to-a-writers%e2%80%99-conference.html#comment-7443 If, after your workshop, you’re unable to say whether or not your classmates liked your piece, congratulations, broheim, your shit has just been workshopped! | RC Gale Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:50:43 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=14363#comment-7443 [...] Tin House’s “So, You’re Going to A Writer’s Conference“: OMG, my workshop: OMG, indeed. If, after your workshop, you’re unable to say whether or [...] [...] Tin House’s “So, You’re Going to A Writer’s Conference“: OMG, my workshop: OMG, indeed. If, after your workshop, you’re unable to say whether or [...]

]]> By: Billie Lamkin http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14363/so-you%e2%80%99re-going-to-a-writers%e2%80%99-conference.html#comment-7428 Billie Lamkin Fri, 06 Apr 2012 03:33:36 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=14363#comment-7428 I've been to Tin House twice...and loved it. This essay nailed it. I’ve been to Tin House twice…and loved it. This essay nailed it.

]]> By: Chuck Sambuchino http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14363/so-you%e2%80%99re-going-to-a-writers%e2%80%99-conference.html#comment-7427 Chuck Sambuchino Fri, 06 Apr 2012 03:22:48 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=14363#comment-7427 Hilarious. Hilarious.

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