Tag Archives: William Faulkner

Bouchercon 2018 Southern Crime Fiction Panel Discussion

Posted on September 12, 2018 by gabrielswharf

8 September 2018, at Bouchercon in St. Petersburg, Florida. 3PM Avery-Chancellor Room at The Vinoy Renaissance Hotel. Recorded by Patrick von Wiegandt and Transcribed by Gabriel Valjan. Any errors are my own. Participants, Left to Right: S.A. Cosby, Alex Segura, … Continue reading →

Posted in American Writers, Literature, Noir | Tagged Ace Atkins, Alex Segura, Bouchercon, Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, Civil War, Confederate statues, Dorothy Allison, Elmore Leonard, Ernest Gaines, Eryk Pruitt, Flannery O' Connor, James Lee Burke, Jesmyn Ward, Larry Brown, Polis Books, racism, Sheri Reynolds, Southern Crime Fiction, Steph Post, The Lost Cause, William Faulkner, William Gay | Leave a comment

Sugar and Sweat

Posted on July 17, 2015 by gabrielswharf

Like any writer, I seek to improve my skills. Most days I’ll return to the imaginarium to watch how other authors have whetted the nib, so I can improve the down strokes on my keyboard, but some days I’ll read … Continue reading →

Posted in American Writers, Noir, Writing | Tagged film noir, James Scott Bell, Otto Penzler, plot, Sanctuary, William Faulkner, Write Great Fiction – Plot & Structure, writing | Leave a comment

Hush now…It is in the doing

Posted on February 7, 2013 by gabrielswharf

It is Black History Month. As counter-intuitive as it may sound, William Faulkner is unavoidable in taking the measure of American black life. The assertion needs bearing out. Reading Faulkner is to experience many things: difficulty, especially when he writes … Continue reading →