How to Choose an MFA in Creative Writing Program: Cost and Benefit

I’ve toyed with the idea of pursuing a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing. But every time I try to wrap my head around it, I can never quite narrow down what it is exactly that I’m...

Yggdrasil

Yggdrasil A True Story It wasn’t a usual morning. Our teacher hadn’t shown up yet and a bunch of the girls in the class were missing. “What happened?” I asked my friend Mike. “You didn’t...

A Clash with Literary Ignorance

Since I was about nine years old (maybe younger, I don't keep records), I have loved, unconditionally, the art of writing. Fiction, non fiction, whatever it may be, as long as its flowing from my fingers or...

The MEMOIR & CREATIVE NON FICTION HUB

A day spent dreaming, is a day that is well kept. Today, I can see how life has changed -- longing to be freed. Writing about life, can help a person evaluate who they are, where they have come from, and...

Arizona Travel: Desert Sunset on Highway 260

Old sage and rabbit brush, with a lonely fence post and a bit of barbed wire. The sun a hot sentinel settling over the blue valley below. The far away hills are dotted with scrub oak trees and juniper. ...

What is the best way to figure out a final structure for your novel?

People decide to write novels for a number of reasons: fame, fortune, revenge, catharsis, to name just a few. While it's highly likely that anybody who wants to write a novel is also a reader of novels, that...

Book Writing and Publishing Help

Let's start at the start. While the request was for a book structure, I feel obliged to offer you more information than you asked ( or want ). The title of your book is what creates the first impression. The...

What is the best way to figure out a final structure for your novel?