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In Defense of the MFA: My Story
I have decided to pursue an MFA in creative writing. Lots of people in the writing / publishing world have strong opinions about MFAs. Not all of them favorable. Here’s […]
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Re: Philanthropy, Thoreau Got It Wrong
Dear Henry, I’ve recently read your book Walden and would like to share my observations with you, if that’s alright. I’m sorry to hear that your cabin was […]
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I Am Done With Hollywood.
I’m done. I’m calling it. Throwing in the towel. Throwing up the sponge. Done. I am done writing screenplays. It looks appealing right? Hobnobbing with powerful […]
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Why I’m Running the LA Marathon (Again)
This will be my fourth time to run a half or full marathon to raise money for clean water projects in Africa. The distance doesn’t intimidate me as much as […]
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Some Final Thoughts on 2014
This year is about to come to an end. Just a few hours left and it will gasp its final breath. We will count down the seconds, watch a glowing ball […]
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A Dispatch to the Future: Horses, Robots, & The End of the World
What I am writing in this post has already become irrelevant. Writers have an uneasy relationship with time. They often aren’t appreciated until they cross their arms and lay down in […]
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How to Handle a Bad Review: Part 3 (When They’re Right)
People will tell you that your writing sucks. Sometimes those people will be right. Two previous posts have talked about what to do when the reviewer is clearly suffering from […]
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How to Handle a Bad Review: Pt. 2 (When You Don’t Know Who’s Right)
Last week I wrote about how to respond when someone gives your writing a bad review for reasons that have nothing to do with the quality of your work. Basically, […]
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How to Handle A Bad Review: Pt 1 (When They’re Wrong)
This is the first in a series of posts about what to do with bad reviews. I welcome your recommendations in the comment section below. IT WILL HAPPEN TO […]
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8 Things You Might Not Know About the Berlin Wall
I’m researching Berlin in the 1980’s for an upcoming writing project. Many people who grew up after the collapse of the USSR (like myself) are only vaguely aware of the […]
