Saturday Show #61: Fireworks by Richard Ford (Is Discussed)

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Summary: Live recording of the Austin Writing Workshop held on June 6, 2014. Topics debated include “Fireworks” by Richard Ford, Raymond Carver stories, postmodern literary fiction, impotent narrators, “The Sportswriter,” the Fourth of July as a paradoxical holiday, the BBC series “Sherlock,” and a draft of a Frank Marcopolos short story tentatively entitled “Storytime.” We apologize for the air conditioning in the background. And the dogs. * Here are the exact (kinda) timestamps for this episode: 0:00 Frank’s Introduction 1:48 Beginning Analysis of Richard Ford’s “Fireworks” 3:50 Female #1 – Analysis of “Fireworks” – Well Crafted 5:00 Female #2 – Analysis – Confusing and Fizzled 9:40 Comparison to “The Sportswriter” 10:30 Discussion of Thematic Structure – Modern – Postmodern Story 11:03 Comparison to “Rock Springs” 13:40 Frank’s Opinion of the Story and How It Changed 15:00 Story Length 15:35 Michael’s Comments – Compares to “Rock Springs” & “The Sportswriter” 16:55 Effect the Story Had At the Time It Was Released 17:33 Discussion of Literary Value And Technique Versus Entertainment 21:35 Comparison of “Fireworks” with the tension in “Rock Springs” 23:47 Discuss of Resonance & Existentialism 32:13 Frank Marcopolos’s story, “Storytime” – First Analysis- “Social Object” concept discussed 35:33 Shift – Same Person? 30:30 Second Analysis of “Storytime” – Michael 40:32 Element Descriptors 41:55 Wikipedia – Too Much Space Used? 42:15 Lists Use Other Lists in Frank’s Previous Work 43:40 Give Specifics for Creditability of Character 44:23 Other Heavy Hitters – Vague 46:10 Post-Modern Misspelling Names Effective? 47:30 Difficult Plot 49:42 Use of All Caps instead of Italics 54:45 Storyline In Reverse (What, Where, and When) 51:12 Jim’s Analysis 52:14 Vernacularizing, Capitalizing 53:10 Pacing (read “Balance”) Seems Off 53:50 Risky Nature of Using Too Many Postmodern Techniques in 1 Story 56:36 Strongest Parts of “Storytime,” Its Potential, and the Challenges of How to Make it Better 57:38 Discussion About BBC’s “Sherlock” & Why It Was Picked for Discussion 1:00:16 Detail of Writing 9 Episodes – Linear Design 1:01:24 Blogs & Websites 1:01:44 Origination Of Stories 1:03:00 Casting 1:04:41 Ending of Episode Six and the Worldwide Hysteria it Caused 1:06:45 Believable Explanation In Seven, Eight, & Nine

Saturday Show #61: Fireworks by Richard Ford (Is Discussed)

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