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Monthly Archives December 2007

Writing, Rejection, and Depression

I’m in the thirteenth month of trying to sell my short fiction collection with no buyer in sight, and I’m officially depressed. When I say depressed, I don’t mean clinically or medically depressed. I mean good, old-fashioned sad and upset.
I have to admit that I’ve been fairly lucky as a writer. From time to time, [...]

Posted 24 December 2007 † armand § Guest posts § Just a thought § Lessons § Writing § Writing process ‡ Comments (23)

Academic Writing Kills

Back in my MFA days (not so long ago, but starting to creep into the memories stage), one of my beloved instructors used to clown a fresh-from-undergraduate colleague about calling our stories “texts.”
“It’s a book,” he’d say. “You mean the story?” he’d ask.
It became a bit of a running joke in workshop, but the gist [...]

Posted 13 December 2007 † gordon § Links § Writing § Writing craft ‡ Comments (7)