Monthly Archives May 2007

How’s That Novel Coming?

You Don’t Need No Stinkin’ MFA

Just saw a great link (thanks to Jeff from 52projects.com): You Don’t Need No MFA. I love the title, love the sentiment, and looking forward to seeing more content on the site. I got an MFA (obviously). Still, I don’t necessarily recommend them for everyone. Did I need an MFA? No. I got one because [...]

Who Would be Simon on ‘Fiction Idol’?

Tom Kealey’s got a funny-slash-scary post up on the Creative Writing MFA Handbook blog. The premise: Let’s imagine that MassMediaLand actually cared about writing and fiction, and things were surreal enough to support a reality TV show styled on an MFA fiction workshop. Given all that, what lascivious, pompous, greasy, hairy-chested writing instructor would be [...]