Tag Archives: Thomas Lee

Roundup: Getting Rejected

Posted 29 Apr 13 by Jon Simmons

In our Roundups segment, we’re looking back at all the great posts since the blog started in 2009. We explore posts from our archives as well as other top literary magazines, centered on a certain theme to help you jump-start your week. This … Continue reading →

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Roundup: Women’s Voices

Posted 14 Jan 13 by Miriam Cook

As we launch a new blog format for the new year, we’re also looking back at all the great posts since the blog started in 2009.  Our roundups explore the archives and gather past posts around a certain theme to … Continue reading →

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Roundup: Writing advice, tips, and lists

Posted 12 Nov 12 by Miriam Cook

As we look forward to updating the Ploughshares blog for the new year, we’re also looking back at all the great posts since the blog started in 2009.  Our roundups explore the archives and gather past posts around a certain … Continue reading →

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Roundup: Finding Time and Space to Write

Posted 05 Nov 12 by Miriam Cook

As we look forward to updating the Ploughshares blog for the new year, we’re also looking back at all the great posts since the blog started in 2009.  Our roundups explore the archives and gather past posts around a certain … Continue reading →

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Weekly Roundup: Revision

Posted 22 Oct 12 by Miriam Cook

As we look forward to updating the Ploughshares blog for the new year, we’re also looking back at all the great posts since the blog started in 2009.  Our weekly roundups explore the archives and gather past posts around a … Continue reading →

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Momentum

Posted 09 Apr 12 by Thomas Lee

I’ve heard of a mythical thing that some writers get to experience: momentum. Like a heavy stone, a writing career starts out motionless and seemingly without hope of ever moving, but then it starts to roll, and, sometimes, builds speed. … Continue reading →

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In Response: Five Books That Changed Me

Posted 02 Apr 12 by Thomas Lee

A few weeks back, Eric Weinstein had a great post about the five books that changed the way he wrote. His post inspired me to think about my own influences. I realized that, though I am a short story writer, … Continue reading →

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Drifting House: an Interview with Krys Lee

Posted 26 Mar 12 by Thomas Lee

For this blog post, I am interviewing Krys Lee, author of the short story collection, Drifting House, published this year by Viking/Penguin. Drifting House follows the lives of Koreans both in their homeland and in the United States. According to … Continue reading →

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The Way We Talk

Posted 19 Mar 12 by Thomas Lee

When I write, I often struggle with writing what falls within the quotation marks because I’ve been told conflicting things over the years about how to write dialogue. For most of my writing career, I tried to write dialogue the … Continue reading →

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Tips and Tricks: an Interview with Tom Parker

Posted 12 Mar 12 by Thomas Lee

For today’s post, I am interviewing my long-time writing coach and mentor Tom Parker. I first met Tom at a writer’s workshop run out of University of California, Berkeley six years ago. He was the professor, and I was an … Continue reading →

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