Category Archives: writing

Self-education vs. MFA

Posted on December 9, 2011 by arizela

I’ve been doing a bit of reading lately, and came across an e-book that was briefly available for free through the Kindle store. Portable MFA in Creative Writing was one of those titles I downloaded because the price was right ($0 … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Literary Abandon

Posted on November 30, 2011 by arizela

I’ve been a participant in NaNoWriMo since 2004. I win some. I lose some. This year, though, I decided to step away from the madness and just keep on doing my own thing for November while cheering on my friends … Continue reading →

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What Progress Looks Like

Posted on November 20, 2011 by arizela

So after having a really bad year, when my heart was at its worst and my writing suffered just as bad as the rest of my life, I got back up on the pony in January of this year. By … Continue reading →

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Life’s a bitch. So is the author.

Posted on November 17, 2011 by arizela

As a reader, I love, love, love a story where the protagonists have to earn whatever crumb of happiness they get. None of this deus ex machina bullshit. None of this coddling stuff. Luck? What the hell is luck? Certainly not … Continue reading →

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Changing of the Leaves

Posted on November 15, 2011 by arizela

For the last three and a half months, life in my house has been pretty hectic. My sister has been living with us since May, and at the end of July she became a grandmother for the first time. A … Continue reading →

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