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Funding the MFA: A New Approach
25 year-old Denis wants to attend the MFA program at Hollins in the fall, but can’t afford to go. Sound familiar? Denis’s solution, though, is new. He decided to do some internet fundraisi… more →
Nancy Rawlinson
Funding the MFA: A New Approach
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nancyrawlinson wrote 4 months ago: 25 year-old Denis wants to attend the MFA program at Hollins in the fall, but can’t afford to … more →
Something Naturally and Abruptly Crawls In
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nancyrawlinson wrote 5 months ago: Or: Why Daydreaming is Good for Your Writing Life. This interesting article from the Wall Street Jou … more →
Get Your Freedom On
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nancyrawlinson wrote 9 months ago: I am here today to tell you about two pieces of software that, combined, might just be saving my lif … more →
Just Check Your Future Memory Online
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nancyrawlinson wrote 9 months ago: So there’s this great website called Wordle that makes wordclouds out of websites. Here’ … more →
False Memories
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nancyrawlinson wrote 9 months ago: Researchers at the University of California, Irvine “…are closing in on the exact proced … more →
I Love Elizabeth Gilbert
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nancyrawlinson wrote 9 months ago: It’s true, I do. Check this talk out — she has some great wisdom to share. I tried to em … more →
Do Modern Memoirists Dream of Electric Memories?
nancyrawlinson wrote 9 months ago: Back in December ‘08 I visited an exhibition staged by the Interactive Telecommunications Prog … more →
I'm Back!
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nancyrawlinson wrote 1 year ago: And so is Joan! I have actually been back for a week and a few days already but have been milking my … more →
Sarah Palin Is Ruining My Writing Career
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nancyrawlinson wrote 1 year ago: It’s true. I can’t get anything done while there are more Sarah Pain videos out there fo … more →
Luc Sante and Flaubert: Language, Meaning, and Process
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nancyrawlinson wrote 1 year ago: There’s a great interview with Luc Sante up at Guernica magazine. The interviewer, Suzanne Men … more →
Author Sells Royalties, Fights Troll
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nancyrawlinson wrote 1 year ago: A few weeks ago, Tao Lin, poet, novelist, short story writer, and editor at 3:AM Magazine, moved int … more →
Sleight of Mind
nancyrawlinson wrote 1 year ago: There’s an interesting article about the art of magic in the New York Times. You can read it h … more →
How To Get A Literary Woody
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nancyrawlinson wrote 1 year ago: The great literary critic James Wood has a new book out, and he is being publicly fellated in print … more →
The Brief, Wondrous Words of Junot Diaz
nancyrawlinson wrote 1 year ago: “Yo, dude, I think you might have won a Poo-litza!” This, apparently, is how Junot Diaz … more →
How to Survive as a Writer Part II
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nancyrawlinson wrote 1 year ago: Or: We Don’t Do It For The Money. From The Guardian (scroll down for this juicy snippet): Forb … more →
Tom Kealey on MFA Programs
nancyrawlinson wrote 1 year ago: I’m working, working, working today — on deadline for a couple of things, so for now I’l … more →
Salman Rushdie's Signing Rate
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nancyrawlinson wrote 1 year ago: Oh Salman. It’s hard to know how to read this letter of yours. Is it carefully constructed to … more →
Assessing Your Own Writing
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nancyrawlinson wrote 1 year ago: A commentator (OK, it was my wonderful sister, Anna) asked a very pertinent question in response to … more →
Anne Enright: The Thing You Have Written Is A Piece Of Shit
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nancyrawlinson wrote 1 year ago: The title of this post is a line from this forthright essay about the writing process by Anne Enrigh … more →
