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Monthly Archives June 2007

So Tired, Yet…

So tired of trying to keep up with it all.
So tired of everyone trying to be an expert — top 10 ways to do something you already knew…
So tired of feeling the need to be connected, but not feeling connected.
Last weekend — both Saturday and Sunday — I spent four hours at the playground with [...]

Posted 19 June 2007 † gordon § Just a thought ‡ Comments (3)

If You Wonder What It’s Like in Iowa

Stumbled across the blog of a hapless soul who’s just moved to Iowa City to begin his MFA program. Wax vicariously through his well-written (no surprise) and funny (surprise) observations on It’s Not Heaven. (via Gerry Canavan)

Posted 16 June 2007 † gordon § Links ‡ Comments (0)

What Is the Writer’s Principle Obligation?

There’s a fantastic essay up on a book marketing blog called Buzz, Balls & Hype. Though it’s called “Letter to an MFA Student” the message within — by writer and writing instructor Joshua Henkin — should be good fodder for any writers, with or without an MFA.
One nugget early in the piece caught my eye:
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Posted 07 June 2007 † gordon § Authors § Lessons § Links § Writing § Writing craft ‡ Comments (2)