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Welcome to Storyland
Hey, guys. I’ve wanted to be a writer since I was ten. I’ve been writing stories for as long as I can remember, and I used to think that’s all I had to do to succeed as a writer. When I first started...
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A Writer’s Resolutions
You go, sloth. I’m not much for New Year’s resolutions. They always seems like just another promise to break. I’ve never made resolutions for my writer side, though, and that’s what I want to try this...
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Figuring Out the Blog Thing
I’m new to this whole blog thing, so I’m still trying to find my footing. I’m still trying to figure out what belongs on my blog. One thing I’ve decided is that it doesn’t make a lot of sense to just...
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Let’s Talk About Book Reviews
Alpha interviews will continue next week on the blog. Be sure to check out Sarah Brand’s interviews. She’s had two up this week and they’re both fantastic. And remember, it’s not too late to apply or...
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The Importance of Being Literary
Sloths love both community and Oscar Wilde references. I’ve talked before about my literary citizenship class with Cathy Day, where we learn about why, as writers, we should be making an effort to be...
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7 Writing Revelations
In the past week, I’ve gone to a panel on grad school for creative writers, a Q&A with essayist Elena Passarello, the In Print reading with authors of recently released first books, and a panel on...
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What About Publishing?
Last week, I told you about some lessons I learned about writing. Now, let’s talk about publishing. For my literary citizenship class this week, Cathy Day assigned us roughly ten million things to read...
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Yeah, That’s Not How You Do Literary Citizenship
“I’m a professional writer of forty years! Can any of you stand up and say the same?” The microphone hijacker is drunk. His shouts crash out of the speakers and drown the awkward silence. A group of...
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#mww13
All hail the interns. Photo courtesy of Cathy Day. It has taken me a week to figure out how to blog about the Midwest Writers Workshop. I just didn’t know where to start. Do I talk about my awesome...
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