I should be writing.
After graduating in January, I spent the remainder of my paternity leave (a couple weeks in January) working on a revision of my middle grade novel. Then I went back to work, and the writing slowed down quite a bit. A well-timed weekend writing retreat at the beginning of April was just the kick in the…
So, it looks like all of March went by without me posting to this blog. Classic me. I have been writing, though. I’m still working on an overhaul of a middle grade novel. And while I know what I must do, actually sitting down to work on it can be daunting. Also, real life is…
I graduated from Hamline’s Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults this past Sunday. I knew the journey would be a quick one, and it was. It’s hard to believe that I won’t be working on a writing packet and I won’t be assigned an advisor. It’s been a great ride.…
I just completed my third semester in Hamline’s MFAC program. I had to write and present a critical thesis. If you’re interested, here is the presentation I gave on my paper. Maybe I’ll post the paper at some point, too. One semester to go! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1KDUtFOdd0
I read an interesting article titled Why Writers Love to Hate the M.F.A. The article details the rise in MFA programs and discusses the backlash to it. Overall, it’s a pretty balanced article that says, “There are more MFA programs now, and some people don’t like that.” (Don’t be threatened by my mad summarizing skills –…
