Doris Betts | Doris Betts
Apr.25.2012
Doris Betts, who mentored me and many others should be remembered for her generosity in developing aspiring writers, but also for her talent as a writer.
Sadly, Doris never remotely gained the recognition she deserved and earned as a writer. That that was all right with her serves as the best...
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Apr.22.2012
image via unc.edu
Doris, I hope you can read this from, well, over there:
In 2003, I received a letter from the North Carolina Writer's Network informing me that I had been accepted as a writer in residence at Peace College in Raleigh, North Carolina. I hadn't been living long in North...
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Sep.23.2010
Leap Of The Heart – Andre Dubus Talking, by Ross Gresham, Editor
I don’t know if I consider myself a short story writer or not. I do write them, but writing long fiction is what really sets my juices flowing. Still, I’ve had more luck in publishing short stories than the longer form, and...
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Jun.13.2010
I've just finished reading a manuscript by Lyn, a fellow student of Doris Betts back in the day at Peace College. On the surface of it, this doesn't seem big news, but it is. I have to say it's the best piece of long fiction this manuscript critiquer has ever had the pleasure to read in pre-...
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Sep.14.2009
A number of my writing pals joined me at Chapel Hill from last Thursday, Sept 10th, to Sunday, Sept 13th, for this year's North Carolina Literary Festival. In years gone by, I might've reacted to seeing such literary greats with a mixture of "What's so great about him?" and/or "She...
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