Category Archives: Brian Flatgard

Recovering a Lost Book of Poems

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Laura Orsini

Recovering a Lost Book of Poems by Brian Flatgard In the early ’ 90s, I ran a very small press which published my poetry and that of others. The “press” was seat-of-the-pants, laser printer publishing. To create books, I used … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Bad First Drafts

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Laura Orsini

The Joy of Bad First Drafts by Brian Flatgard Ernest Hemingway declared most first drafts to be shit, and Anne Lamott famously encourages the shitty first draft. Today I’ll share my experience writing a first draft, and how embracing bad … Continue reading →

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