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4 Years After My MFA — What Would I Have Done Differently?

Now that I’m four years past the official culmination of my MFA in creative writing program, when people ask me “what would you have done differently?” I feel like I can actually answer it with a level of objectivity to be useful.
I’ve had conversations with people enough times to know a bit better how to [...]

Posted 07 November 2009 † Gordon § Just a thought § Rants § Writing ‡ Comments (4)

Hey, Use My List!

Most of this post was composed over several nights between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., so I apologize for typos and grammatical errors.
On submitting
What follows are suggestions for submitting your stories and/or excerpts to small literary journals.
Build an extensive list:
I have a list of just over 100 literary and electronic journals that I submit to, [...]

Posted 22 September 2007 † armand § Guest posts § Lessons § Markets § Writing ‡ Comments (12)

Should MFA Programs Shirk the Short Story?

In MFA programs, short stories are often given the same weight as novels, screenplays and memoir, but things are different in the marketplace.
Now, I love short stories, and I spent about five years writing a short story collection, but the market for short fiction is extremely limited.
Consider the types of books you buy. Even writers [...]

Posted 18 July 2007 † armand § Guest posts § Markets § Teaching § Writing ‡ Comments (19)