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[…] see my del.icio.us collection about writing for the web and my haphazard blogroll of blogs about writing and writers. Two books on writing I enthusiastically recommend are Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird, and Stephen King, […]
Hi! I’m playing spy with my sitemeter, and it leads me to your blog– what a fun place to be. You have so many interesting blogs linked, and I’m excited to poke around and see, especially the MFA-related writing blogs.
How did my blog come to be listed here? I am deeply honored. Thanks for visiting, and I will pay you more calls. You are always welcome.
Denise
Hi, Denise! I don’t remember how I found your blog, but it was probably linked from another blog about writing. I put this list up before teaching a workshop, “Writing for the Web.” These are all the writing blogs I currently track through Bloglines, a feed reader.
Do you have blogs you’d add to the list?
You will laugh: I don’t read writing blogs.
I read pop culture blogs (www.lookingcloser.org) a knitting blog here or there, and the blogs of friends. I read one blog by a college residence director because I once held the same job, at the same age. I read about arts and faith.
I’ve been completely “unschooled” in writing until recently. I started grad school in August– a lo-res MFA in creative writing, and I’m learning from what my classmates ‘noodle on about’ on Facebook.
My professors would prefer I not blog, fearful that blog pieces are a way to self-publish half-complete ideas (true) and that I might dilute the power of my writing. I have a hundred folks who check in with me via my blog, and I can’t imagine losing them. So my writing for my blog has changed and I post more “letters.”
I will explore the blogs you have listed, since I’m officially “on break.” I’m glad you found me.
I too was “unschooled” about what we might call the profession of writing until I started my MFA. My blogging is primarily about librarianship, and my ‘literary’ writing takes place elsewhere. I can half-understand the dilution argument, given that serious writing is a long hard iterative slog and they want you to stay focused. (It does beg the question if there are any MFA programs with an online writing component.) But a blog is not a bad place to share ideas about writing and the writing process… or to share early ideas through “letters” or anything else.
I owe my blog so much– I only needed the slightest sense of an audience. Without that, I’d still be writing only in my journal, for myself, and writing myself into circles, likely.
I’ve always written letters to friends, and felt my letters for others “said” more than notes to myself. The blog gives me a jumping off point, yes. And my extended family and long-distance friends can keep up with my story at their own pace.
How was your MFA experience? Again, I’m excited to explore your list.
I adored the MFA. Simply adored it. The most wonderful educational experience, EVER. I feel sad I went and graduated! (There were days that drove me crazy, but that’s true with anything you love.)
I’m in the thick of it now, and yes, it’s love sweet love– what a joy to work so hard! Just made it through the first quarter, whew. My first critical paper worried me, since I haven’t written such a thing in 20 years, but it was a treat, in the end. I’m eager to continue to learn to write.
Critical papers in an MFA program are a double whammy, because they have to be well-written in addition to being well-thought-out. But they are a great experience. Future Essayists of the World, unite!