In the March/April 2009 issue of the Writer’s Chronicle, Renée Olander interviews poet Baron Wormser, who says of writing programs, “[w]hat a writing program shows you is what’s involved with trying to be a good writer. I don’t think that’s the same thing as pumping out writers. Writing is a […]
The Writer has a (too) brief interview with Kristin Landon, sci-fi author, in its January 2009 issue. This advice from Landon is something that has taken me years to learn and yet I still make the mistake. So here is it as (one of) my New Year’s Resolution: “Wedging yourself into […]
Last Sunday’s New York Times has a great article by David Gessner about writing and teaching and survival as a writer in the academy. Read the entire article here. Gessner writes eloquently about the sense of captivity that some writers may feel, compelled as they are to work for a […]
Fellow blogger Chicklit provides this link to a great story by Margo Rabb, published in All-Story. Rabb provides a funny and insightful perspective on MFA programs. I’ve always had mixed feelings about MFA programs: sometimes I want to enroll in the one at my local university, and take advantage of […]
