MFA Lore
Aimee Liu, Cassie Mannes Murray, CarolineLeavittville, Regina Tingle, Beth Kephart, Corruption. Hustle. Jazz, Jenna Blum, Darrah Cloud, Keenan Norris, Writer In The World, Dara, Elena GeorgiouThe essence of an MFA in creative writing, minus the tuition: 3 weekly sections, one post at a time.
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Writers, Get Out of Your Own Way!
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I’ve learned to cultivate these moments. I’ve accumulated tricks to divert my plodding self.
Welcome to Writer In The World, the Wednesday section of Aimee Liu’s MFA Lore. This curated collection of reclai...
AGENT INTEL Roundup! This month's thank-you from MFA Lore
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Dear Loreates,
This index to craft essays is your monthly thank-you gift for being a paid subscriber to MFA Lore. In effect, these curated essays amount to a virtual writing course just for you.
This month’s top...
Misdirection May Resemble Deception, But It Can Help You Reveal the Truth
Misdirection stirs up necessary mischief in great stories as well as magic acts
Misdirection is a mechanism that controls the flow of attention and shifts of perception, that frames the imaginary world and announces originality through the...
Well Published! Live with Debut Crime Novelist Andre Hardy!
“By three o’clock, the agent has written me and says, I see exactly what you’re doing. Let’s talk.”
Thank you to everyone who tuned in — and tried to tune in—to my live video conversation with debut noir novelist (and former NFL running ba...
Writing Prompt: SPECTATORS
Visual inspiration + mental exercise to start your writing week
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Bestselling author, ghostwriter, MFA prof. & defender of democracy. Novels: Glorious Boy, Flash House, Cloud Mountain, Face. Nonfiction: Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders. All posts @ MFALore.com
Cassie Mannes Murray is a writer, publicist, & former literary agent. She is messy and does not schedule her newsletters well. \ud83d\udc8c
writer, anxiety woman. Books. Movies. Mischief
Career expat and nonfiction writer based in Brighton, England and founder of Duende Retreats. Writing on writing, travel, marriage, motherhood and designing a life around all of it.
I am a National Book Award finalist and paper artist. Books include Tomorrow Will Bring Sunday's News and My Life in Paper. Paper art at bind-arts.com. I write of craft on the Stack. Memoir resources at junctureworkshops.com
Exploring race, identity, and power in crime fiction, Through the Hard-Boiled Lens critiques stereotypes, celebrates nuanced Black heroes, and examines how societal norms shape the genre.
Thriller MURDER YOUR DARLINGS out from HarperCollins NOW! https://bit.ly/getMurderYourDarlings New York Times & internationally bestselling author of 4 novels, 1 memoir. CEO A Mighty Blaze. Editor, on-air interviewer, teacher, speaker.
Playwright, fiction writer, Iowa grad, co-founder Howl Playwrights. HOUSE OF MCQUEEN, TURNING, Book writer: SHE'S COME UNDONE, BE SAFE, I LOVE YOU. Lyrics: SABINA
I write & think about community college, California, race, work, writing craft, athletics... I'm a prof (SJSU, where I run the Steinbeck Fellows Program) and award-winning scribe (Nor-Cal Book Award, National A&E Journalism Award)
Host of the Writer In The World, a section of Aimee Liu's MFA Lore
Professional book person at WME, amateur parent everywhere else.
Elena has published three books (two poetry, one fiction). She has won numerous literary awards and fellowships. She is currently an associate professor at UVM.
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