The Treasure of Reading for Discovery
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays
“Responding to the writing, first at a reader.” That is what author and writing coach, Elizabeth Stark provides the writers, and published authors she coaches.
Having earned a MFA in Writing, and seen her novel, “Shy Girl,” published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in addition to having taught creative writing at Hobart and William Smith [...]
Tags: author, craft, critique, Elizabeth Stark, Farrar, fiction, Hobart College, novel, Pratt Institute, reader, Shy Girl, Straus & Giroux, The Creative Project, UC Santa Cruz, William Smith College, writer, writing, writing coach, writing groups
To Earn a MFA or Not?
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
In my recent interview with novelist, Thrity Umrigar, we discussed the value of attaining a graduate degree in creative writing.
Umrigar, holds a Ph.D. in Literature, teaches creative writing and African American Literature at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio.
Tags: Case Western Reserve, critique, fiction, MFA in Creative Writing, novelist, Thrity, Thrity Umrigar, writing, writing groups, writing workshops
The Aquarium of the Writing Group
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
Creative writing teacher Kendall Williams sees Morningside Writers’ Group as an aquarium where participants can embrace their vulnerabilities.
Anyone who has ever tended and aquarium, particularly salt water aquariums, knows how delicate their atmosphere and the tedium required in maintaining a safe balance of salt to water along with other factors to ensure longevity of the [...]
Tags: aquarium, characters writing, craft, fiction, jelly fish, Kendall Williams, Morningside Writers, psyche, seduction, spiritual, stories, vulnerability, writing groups
The Quality of Our Work…
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings, The House
Do you feel that some best selling author’s books start off good but at some point are just not exciting as they use to be? Why, Why not? This question was posted on the yahoo group: africanamericansonthemovebookclub
I was touched that the question was raised and addressed–and by black authors.
I reveled in the response that one [...]
Tags: africanamericansonthemovebookclub, authors, best selling authors, blackaouthors, craft, fiction style, Goddard College, Hurston-Wright Writing Conference, low residency MFA, Miki Starr, novels, short stories, Stephen King, substance, technique, Voices of Our Nations, writing, writing classes, writing groups, writing teachers
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