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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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