Tag Archives: MFA

Things I Learned In Grad School

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Meg

I read faster than anyone else. I guess I kind of knew that already, but grad school gave me external validation and certainty. I don’t like craft books. I am so deeply disinterested in other people’s processes, I almost can’t … Continue reading →

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Please Don’t Say “Lyrical Prose” To Me Ever Again

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Meg

Just sold all my craft and crit textbooks to buy genre novels, so this is basically my graduation picture.

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Consider Revising

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Meg

This semester, I submitted a short story that is so “inspired” by the end of of a certain game company startup that it barely qualifies as fiction. The main workshop feedback I got on it was: Makes no sense for … Continue reading →

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Imposter Syndrome, Part 84,751

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Meg

The last few sessions at school, I felt like I was struggling in most of my classes, especially my craft classes. Fortunately, I read insanely fast, so I didn’t have trouble keeping up that way, but when we responded to … Continue reading →

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Scenes From An MFA, Part 2

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Meg

My assignment schedule: This week you have a major assignment due on Wednesday, and a minor journal due on Thursday. Me: Ok, so means I’ll submit my minor journal on Wednesday and turn in the major assignment on Thursday. Got … Continue reading →

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Scenes from an MFA

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Meg

One week before a writing project is due: This story is really solid. Maybe I’ll make a few small edits, but it’s basically finished. I’ll come back to it for proofreading with fresh eyes, and then submit it! One day before … Continue reading →

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Bell’s Seasoning

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Meg

This is the first thing I’ve written for my MFA that I consider a finished, standalone piece. When I started this program, I expected to write so many finished, solid stories. And I am writing so, so much for this program, but … Continue reading →

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Interestings

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Meg

Shortly before I left for Taiwan, I was having ramen with Marcus, and he asked how the MFA was going. It was a somewhat rushed meeting in a trendy ramen shop, since I was leaving for Taiwan the next day … Continue reading →

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A More Honest Introduction

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Meg

I started taking my first courses for grad school, and although I was very, very excited to be in this program and to begin this stage of my life, the first assignment was a vague and dull self-introduction with mandatory comments … Continue reading →

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