gregory alan bolcer gbolcerendeavorscom articles support fantasy irvine center universe weve got corner electric cars fuel cells two types nobel winning physics outside box computer science lot creative writers ucis creative writing department news lot course last decade quotes article1 1992 newsweek called ucis fiction writing workshop hottest writing program country exponentially hotter thanks part sebolds daring uncannily timely novel novel talking alice sebolds lovely bones way top ny times bestsellers list uncle used tease uci usc graduate 54 nobody knew uc irvine two states fact used refer uci one lesser known uc schools went college 1985 relatives told everyone cal state irvine took class undergrad one departments faculty called art writing fiction ever two classes helped contributed writing dissertation one taught get writing flowing high school typing class taught type really fast one advantages cite article seem take chance notsosure bet according article number uci graduates gone write best sellers handful feed film industry creating viscious cycle lures talent creates right writing ecosystem churns success stories lures talent greg 1 httpwwwocregistercomsitearchives2002825newsuci00825cci1shtml httpxentcommailmanlistinfofork mon 26 aug 2002 074303 0700 uci creative writing