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Why There Are Words

Jan.20.2013

I'll be reading from my new novel, The Translator. The event is held at Studio 333, where you are surrounded by amazing art created by Bay Area artists. $10 donation.

Nina's Latest Blogs

May.11.2013 - 5:03 pm
I was at a reading, not sure who the readers were. The room was filled with all ages. The young crowd, with glistening skin and shiny hair, as if dipped in gloss. They sat tall,...
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May.06.2013 - 9:41 pm
I’m always astonished to discover how much tension and subtext a good writer can achieve in a single sentence. A good writer makes it look effortless, but when you begin to...
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Apr.29.2013 - 10:09 am
“I Want To Show You More,” by Jamie Quatro Reviewed By Nina Schuyler April 29th, 2013 While a short story collection can be knitted together in a lot of different ways—character...
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Apr.26.2013 - 10:48 am
"And the words slide into the slots ordained by syntax, and glitter as with atmospheric dust with those impurities which we call meaning."-- Anthony Burgess, Enderby He's right,...
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Comments from Nina

May.11.2013 - 9:27 pm
In response to: A beautiful reading
Thank you, Jane! Yes, Kate--and as I watched her and she turned beautiful in my eyes, I saw this was how to age--turn...
Jan.21.2013 - 10:29 pm
In response to: Resilience-The Glass Sponge
I love the title!
Jan.20.2013 - 10:28 pm
In response to: Finding Your Voices
Here's George Saunders on Voice:   On finding voices for his characters "I do this thing that I call third-person...
Jul.21.2011 - 8:54 am
In response to: Why Reread?
Kenneth, I'm sorry to hear about the roadblocks to Carraway. What a great idea, and I'm sure you would have had Gatsby...
May.30.2011 - 5:50 pm
In response to: The Beauty of Ellipsis
Thank you, Farzana. I was struck by this story, how much it did with the ellipsis. It's a very powerful style technique...

Published Reviews

The Painting
Nov.26.2004
Published by Rocky Mountain News
Best Reason to Read: For Schuyler's stylistic versatility. The author's richly imagined Japanese sections resemble Japanese art with their delicate strokes and her darker...

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