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Wendy Call

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Nonfiction, translation of poetry & fictio

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thouands of people working together for social change

member since
May 2007


about this author

Wendy Call is an itinerant Writer in Residence -- at Penland School of Crafts and the Everglades National Park in 2010, and recently at Seattle University (2009) and Richard Hugo House (2006 to 2008). She has worked as a freelance writer, editor, and creative writing teacher since 2000. Before that, she devoted a decade to full-time work for social change organizations. She lives in Seattle and Miami.
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See my upcoming readings and talks: http://www.wendycall.com/events/index.ph...

See classes and workshops I am teaching here:
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avg rating: 4.01 | 69 ratings | 21 reviews | 1 distinct work | 4 fans
Telling True Stories: A Nonfic... Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University
by Wendy Call (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.01 — 69 ratings — published 2007
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Selected Cronicas 10/15 Wendy gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Selected Cronicas (New Directions Paperbook, 834)
by Clarice Lispector
bookshelves: currently-reading, essay, latin-america, lit-in-translation
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read in October, 2009

Wendy Wendy said: "I am awed by her trenchant intelligence, her honesty, her sense of irony. Wow. Wowwowwow. "
Fatelessness 09/21 Wendy is currently reading:
Fatelessness (Paperback)
by Imre Kertész
bookshelves: currently-reading, fiction, memoir, translation
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read in September, 2009

Wendy Wendy said: "Wow. Twenty pages in and I am enthralled. My buddy Lisa Orlick recommended this when I asked for book recommendations on the subject of FEAR. So far, what I find so compelling about this book is the voice of the young narrator. Such a believable boy ...more "
Developmental Editin... 09/12 Wendy gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Developmental Editing: A Handbook for Freelancers, Authors, and Publishers (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
by Scott Norton
bookshelves: currently-reading, on-editing, teaching-writing, writing-biz
my rating:
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read in September, 2009

Wendy Wendy said: "Finally, a method for my madness! It is enormously interesting to read of someone else's editing process -- especially someone with so much experience -- and see how it matches and where it diverges from one's own. This book offers me a more complete...more "

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October 15
Selected Cronicas Wendy gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Selected Cronicas (New Directions Paperbook, 834)
by Clarice Lispector
my rating:
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read in October, 2009

Wendy Wendy said: "I am awed by her trenchant intelligence, her honesty, her sense of irony. Wow. Wowwowwow. "
This Is Water: Some... Wendy gave 3 of 5 stars to:
This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life (Hardcover)
by David Foster Wallace
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read in October, 2009

Wendy Wendy said: "So, I guess the answer to his own question would be "no"? "
September 24
Notes from No Man's... Wendy gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Notes from No Man's Land: American Essays (Paperback)
by Eula Biss
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read in July, 2009

Wendy Wendy said: "The range of style and of subjects treated in this collection is impressive. I will admit, that the book doesn't even meet one of my basic criteria for reading a new book: if the back has more than three blurbs, one of them must be from a woman. But ...more "
The Optimist's Daugh... Wendy gave 4 of 5 stars to:
The Optimist's Daughter: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Eudora Welty
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read in September, 2009

Wendy Wendy said: "OK, I will embarrass myself and admit this is the first book I've read by Eudora Welty. The expansion of a small period of time into an entire novel is stunning. I will admit the density of dialogue -- and lack of deep, interior life of the main char...more "
September 21
Fatelessness Wendy is currently reading:
Fatelessness (Paperback)
by Imre Kertész
my rating:
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read in September, 2009

Wendy Wendy said: "Wow. Twenty pages in and I am enthralled. My buddy Lisa Orlick recommended this when I asked for book recommendations on the subject of FEAR. So far, what I find so compelling about this book is the voice of the young narrator. Such a believable boy ...more "
September 12
Dubious Angels: Poem... Wendy added:
Dubious Angels: Poems After Paul Klee (Paperback)
by Keith Ratzlaff
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read in September, 2009
The Lost Origins of... Wendy added:
The Lost Origins of the Essay (Paperback)
by John D'Agata
my rating:
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read in September, 2009
Developmental Editin... Wendy gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Developmental Editing: A Handbook for Freelancers, Authors, and Publishers (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
by Scott Norton
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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read in September, 2009

Wendy Wendy said: "Finally, a method for my madness! It is enormously interesting to read of someone else's editing process -- especially someone with so much experience -- and see how it matches and where it diverges from one's own. This book offers me a more complete...more "
4 A.M. Breakthrough:... Wendy gave 4 of 5 stars to:
4 A.M. Breakthrough: Unconventional Writing Exercises That Transform Your Fiction (Paperback)
by Brian Kiteley (Goodreads author)
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read in July, 2009

Wendy Wendy said: "Many of the exercises here need -- at least for me -- to be broken down into smaller steps -- but there are some excellent ideas here. "
Healing Through the... Wendy gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Healing Through the Dark Emotions: The Wisdom of Grief, Fear, and Despair (Paperback)
by Miriam Greenspan
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read in September, 2009

Wendy Wendy said: "I'm reading to inform my writing more than my life (to the extent those things can be separated), but I'm finding it useful in both realms. Greenspan is deeply intelligent. "
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1761700 Hi Wendy,
Have you read Oxygen by fellow Washingtonian Carol Cassella? (do WA state residents call themselves Washingtonians?)

http://www.amazon.com/Oxygen-Novel-Carol...


573509 I won a class tonight with SCBA and I was all excited that I was going to get to your class w/ Yuka, but it's on the same day as another event I'm doing. Dang. Maybe next time.


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