Since I'm new to the blog, I thought I'd turn the tables and ask what you're struggling with about writing. What are some questions you have? Today I sat and brainstormed possible topics for my part of the blog, and thought I'd let you help me narrow them down. Here are just a few titles of possible blogs. Which ones would you be most interested in? And what else are you grappling with right now?
Possible Blogs:
On Craft:
Characterizing from the inside out: Why I heart Laurie Halse Anderson
3 Things genre writers can learn from literary fiction (and vice-versa)
First Chapters: What We Risk When We Put it All Up Front
Why Violence Can Be Boring--and How to Handle it So it's Not
On The Writing Life:
Balance and the Writer's Life: Is it Possible to be a writer and remain sane, social and healthy?
What We Give Up to Write--and What We Shouldn't
Best day (or night) jobs for writers
If I ever make it, I still want to be nice
"A Clean, Well-lighted Place:" Why a writer's work space matters
"I'm just a girl who can't say no:" Why Saying "no" is hard for writers, and what to do about it
On MFA Programs and Formal Training:
What you'll learn from an MFA program
What an MFA won't teach you
What admissions committees look for when choosing applicants
5 things I wish I'd known before I started my program
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Friday, January 15, 2010
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