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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 § Publishing § Writing ‡ Comments (19)

Does Your CV Need a Check-up?

I haven’t bothered to put a curriculum vitae together in hopes of finding a teaching gig. Not yet, anyway.
If you have one sitting around and think it could use a refresh, submit it to the CV Doctor by June 29. Get a critique and see where that can lead you down the halls of academia. [...]

Posted 22 June 2007 † gordon § Links ‡ Comments (2)

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 Simon [...]

Posted 17 May 2007 † gordon § Links § Writing ‡ Comments (1)