Behind the Screen
April 1, 2017
Behind the scenes of being a professional writer … More Behind the Screen
Tag: novel
Fighting With My Writing: Reservations and Resolutions
January 2, 2017
Every so often, when my creative well has run dry, I get discouraged about my writing. I understand (from my community of writing friends and my shelf of craft books) that this is fairly common among the creative. Even if you’ve experienced writing/publishing success in the past, its not unusual to feel like a fraud wondering … More Fighting With My Writing: Reservations and Resolutions
Keep Your Story Straight with a Story Bible
November 25, 2016
This article was co-written by Sarah Parke and Elizabeth Beechwood. Some writing projects require a lot of research, particularly novels that incorporate mythology, historical research, or invented languages. If you’re working on a novel and finding yourself drowning in story details, you may want to create a Story Bible. A Story Bible collects all the … More Keep Your Story Straight with a Story Bible
Running and Writing
May 3, 2015
For me, writing is all about sprints, while making a living as an author is a marathon. Stick with me as I unpack this extended metaphor a bit… Writers, like runners, have to build strength and stamina through (writing) exercises, diet (of quality reading material), and specialized training (in the form of workshops and writing … More Running and Writing
Author Interview: Laura van den Berg
March 15, 2015
SF: We met back in the spring of 2010 when you were a Visiting Writer at Gettysburg College. I took your “Writing What You Don’t Know” class where we read magical realism stories and workshopped our own pieces. What have you been up to since then? LvdB: It’s funny—I know that class was only five … More Author Interview: Laura van den Berg
Review of FIND ME by Laura van den Berg
March 15, 2015
Find Me is set in a version of America not too different from our own, where memories—those we experience and those we create—have power over life and death. Joy, a former foster kid who has no one and nothing to lose, has a unique immunity to the memory-loss epidemic sweeping the nation. Her blood could … More Review of FIND ME by Laura van den Berg
From Mrs. To MFA: Part 3
February 27, 2015
The third post of this series will focus on what to do AFTER you’ve completed a novel manuscript and/or your graduate degree in writing. In the second Mrs. To MFA post (found HERE) I discussed the difference between being an amateur writer and a professional author. Now that I’ve finished my MFA in Creative Writing, I … More From Mrs. To MFA: Part 3
The next chapter…
January 19, 2015
The site has a new, more responsive look and color scheme. Let me know what you think! This past weekend I completed the requirements for my MFA and completed another step in my journey to become a professional writer. The past few months have been full of life changes for me–from planning a wedding and starting a new job, … More The next chapter…
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