Monthly Archives: November 2009
When to Get Your MFA. Or Not.
This came in via email last night from a reader, and I was actually writing a post to address this. Q: I am debating applying to MFA programs but am not sure how worthwhile they are. What made you decide … Continue reading
Filed under ask koreanish, fiction, MFA programs, writers, writing
From The First Sentimental Education
I am reading up on Flaubert on a whim, partly, though also because he wrote in the first person present tense, a device sometimes attacked as a recent literary pretension (and as such, an unwanted upstart, aesthetically). More on that … Continue reading
Filed under fiction
Refresh, Refresh
During the semester I read approximately 250 pages a week, to as much as 600, if it’s thesis season–and that doesn’t even include my own writing or my email. But I also don’t notice it–I just do it, like breathing … Continue reading
Filed under author's own, blogs, books, comics, essay, fiction, fox demons, graphic novels, novels, writers, writing
Orhan Pamuk Writes By Hand. Hillary Mantel, Before Her Coffee.
The arts section of the WSJ is turning out to be a must-read for writers—kudos to whoever the editor is. This week brings us the writing habits of 11 top authors. I liked this section on the habits of Dan … Continue reading
Filed under books, fiction, writers, writing, writing exercises
Next Post
This is the Spurwink Church Meeting house in Maine. To the right of this is my father’s grave. My sister was married here, so my father could be there, and celebrated her wedding on House Island, off the coast of … Continue reading
Filed under current events, politics
