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Month: October 2011

“What do YOU do for a living?”: A Writer Responds

It is inevitable. Whenever we meet new folks, the question comes up: “So, Eric, what do YOU do for a living?” There’s a long, complicated answer to that question, which for me, boils down to: “Not much of anything.” Over

Eric Sheridan Wyatt October 31, 2011 General Discussion 7 Comments Read more

On Time and the MFA

I blog about my MFA experience, the schedule and “process” of getting my degree in Creative Writing, to give readers who are considering pursuing an MFA a taste of that life. So, today, I’m thinking about the issue of TIME.

Eric Sheridan Wyatt October 26, 2011July 18, 2014 General Discussion, MFA Alternative 1 Comment Read more

Why I Blog About Fiction Writing

Writing is a lonely profession. So is blogging, sometimes. The first year and a half that I had this blog, it was a little like talking to the four white walls. There weren’t a lot of readers, and even fewer

Eric Sheridan Wyatt October 25, 2011 General Discussion, Social Media 2 Comments Read more

Thinking About an MFA? Two Perspectives…

I read two interesting articles recently, and they both give some insight into the Masters of Fine Arts programs, but in two very different ways. I thought they might be interesting reads for folks who are considering applying (or have

Eric Sheridan Wyatt October 24, 2011July 18, 2014 General Discussion, MFA Alternative 1 Comment Read more

Saturday Supplemental: Cheap eBooks

Hey, a rare Saturday morning post, here, but I wanted to share some info. If you have an iPad, the iBook store has some good eBooks on sale for $3.99 or less. Because they are iBook books, I don’t have

Eric Sheridan Wyatt October 22, 2011 General Discussion 1 Comment Read more

Book Blurbs, That Aren’t – A Friday Funny

The last few weeks I’ve seen a really encouraging growth of blog traffic. That’s really nice. Along with higher traffic comes more frequent “spam” comments. So far, the WordPress built-in spam catcher has done a nice job of keeping the

Eric Sheridan Wyatt October 21, 2011 Friendly Friday, Social Media 3 Comments Read more

Organizing the Writer’s Chaos: Files – Electronic and Otherwise

Just like finding the right method of writing, there is no ONE WAY to organize and make sense of the mountains of papers that pile up on a writer’s desk and in his desk drawers and under his bed and in

Eric Sheridan Wyatt October 20, 2011 General Discussion 1 Comment Read more

Social Media for Writers: Blog Content

Regular readers know, one of my goals the last year or so has been to be more consistent with adding content to this blog. My goal has been three to five new posts each week, with a mixture of topics

Eric Sheridan Wyatt October 19, 2011 Social Media No Comments Read more

Writing Prompts: Do I continue?

I’ve featured a lot of writing prompts on the blog. They’ve become a regular feature. The thing is, I’m not sure they are useful. They rarely (with one or two exceptions in the “photo writing prompt” category) get many visits,

Eric Sheridan Wyatt October 18, 2011 Writing Prompt 2 Comments Read more

Repetition and Reading – Tools for Writers

I’m not naturally a person who reads a book multiple times or watches the same movie over and over. There are too many things I haven’t read, too many movies I’ve not yet seen, to spend large amounts of time

Eric Sheridan Wyatt October 17, 2011 Fiction Craft Discussion 6 Comments Read more
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