Nathaniel James

Writer & consultant. New project as of 3/9/23, Writing Reality: a Masochistic Master Course in Nonfiction Writing. More info at my site.

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Practice never makes perfect, but the reaching for perfection is the practice. 1st post for my new Writing Reality project is up. #writing #writingadvice #writinglife #nonfiction #Essays
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Really lucked out with the perfect cloud cover to capture the #EclipseSolar #Eclipse2023 in Queen Anne, Seattle.

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What about Friendster? What was wrong with Friendster?

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@SFWP Oh, ok. Would love to talk!

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@SFWP thanks for being my best liker at #AWP23. I was too exhausted to come find you to thank you in person and also I’m not writing fiction. Yet.

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Thanks, @otherpress for being such a cool table at #AWP23

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$36 list price, $7.50 at the tail end of the #AWP23 conference with all these publishers and journals who don’t want to schlep their wares home. I grabbed a cab home after 3 days of busing, and the guy said some of his #AWP fares gifted him books.

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I’m glad our city brightened up for all the amazing people who came for #AWP23 #Seattle just before they leave.

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“I grew up in a roadside attraction.” Unexpected backgrounds at the #AWP23

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@leahenewsom @KellebrewLiz Do not befriend the gulls. You will regret it. #localknowledge

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@annmariek_h: seeing all these faces in person is glorious and a little scary. We’re all still getting used to people again. #AWP23 So true.

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@annmariek_h : Tequila Mockingbird or The Handmaid’s Ale #AWP23

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If your podcast were a cocktail, what’s the recipe? #AWP23 podcast panel

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Cool feature at @SeaConvCenter turns downtown traffic into a kaleidoscope. #AWP23

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Rone Shavers: “We’re in Seattle. We’re all one volcano explosion away from being refugees.”#AWP23 #SocialJustice panel

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@jessica_goudeau: “to paraphrase Derrida: how can I write about my friends without being an asshole?” #AWP23 #SocialJustice panel

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Helen Benedict: there’s a resistance to polemical #writing in the US, but in the rest of the world writers are celebrated for uncovering injustice. #AWP23 Social Justice panel

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@otherpress very cool catalog and friendly staff at #AWP23 Look at that illustrated Joyce. What a beast!

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Abandon all hope. #awp23

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Nominee for most charming booth @ #awp23