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It’s early in the morning—-the sun is not yet up, but here I am, typing away, coffee at the ready. What’s going on? Why aren’t I sleeping? Though I didn’t get home last night until 1:30AM, I’ve got things to write. You see, I’m just back from a creative writing residency as part of the Stonecoast MFA program in Creative Writing, at the University of Southern Maine–I’m brimming with ideas, energy, knowledge, and . . . → Read More: How to Choose a Creative Writing MFA Program 
I had the pleasure today of seeing and hearing acclaimed and award-winning author Jeffrey Ford not once today, but twice! A prolific author in Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Mystery, Jeffrey Ford has written novels, such as The Shadow Year: A Novel, The Girl in the Glass : A Novel, and The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque : A Novel, along with collections of short stories, such as The Drowned Life (P.S.) and The Fantasy . . . → Read More: A lecture and reading by Jeffrey Ford 
What’s it like going to a writers workshop? Are these things worth the expense, time, and effort? What’s it like traveling by boat to a tiny uninhabited, off-the-grid island, to be secluded with ten other attendees off the coast of Maine for a week? Will this end up like Lost or Survivor? Tune in to find out, as I am en route to the Norton Island Writers Workshop, moderated by the novelist Tom . . . → Read More: Norton Island Writers Workshop: pre-arrival 
I just got word that a short story I wrote got accepted to The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature Journal. I’ll let everyone know when it comes out! Woop! Related Posts:A lecture and reading by Jeffrey FordMy story: “A Healing Place,” The Dead Mule School of Southern LiteratureHow to Choose a Creative Writing MFA ProgramThink Small 6, artspace at Plant Zero, and a public readingFive Slices of Death, my new horror short story collection, is available now 
I’ve always been fascinated with fountain pens. I mean, it takes skill to write with one, so there is an air of seriousness and intent surrounding them. After all, technicalities aside, you don’t tweet with a fountain pen. Also, the pen itself is an engineering marvel — an aestetically pleasing outer shell enclosing a carefully designed system to enhance a controlled leak of the contained ink via capillary action through the nib. I . . . → Read More: Review: Noodler’s Heart of Darkness Bulletproof Black Fountain Pen Ink   Gadgets, Productivity, Reviews  author, books, creativity, fountain pen, ideas, ink, Musings, pen, stories, writers Here are four books on writing I just finished reading that you may find of interest. These books give insight into the nuts and bolts of the writing life, fill in the backstory of how writers craft their ideas, show how to read critically, and discuss why books and writing are important. How to be a writer in an internet world This book, Booklife: Strategies and Survival Tips for the 21st Century Writer, by . . . → Read More: Four writerly books |
 
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