Interesting essay by Cathy Day, “The Story Problem: 10 Thoughts on Academia’s Novel Crisis.” Looking at my experience with creative writing programs, there’s definitely truth in what she’s saying, however students who were interested in… Read More »The Novel Crisis
Creative writing workshops are strange. A group of strangers gather in a room, sit in a circle, and critique the artistic product of one of the group members. It’s a situation where feelings can be… Read More »Creative Writing Workshop Etiquette
Interesting article (http://motherjones.com/media/2010/01/death-of-literary-fiction-magazines-journals) from February regarding small (as opposed to all those large) literary journals published at universities. Written by Ted Genoways, it provides a look back at the history of literary journals vs. the popularity of creative… Read More »The Death of Fiction? – Mother Jones