Some of the things I liked in my years as a student in workshops: the occasional in-class prompt; discussions about what it means to be a writer in the world; professors who are brutally honest and encouraging at the same time (this is a tough one).
To be quite honest, along with thinking and such when it comes to writing, I'm not into words like "theory." I'm a PhD dropout. No matter how many tw… - Mary J. Miller
To be quite honest, along with thinking and such when it comes to writing, I'm not into words like "theory." I'm a PhD dropout. No matter how many tw…
- Mary J. Miller
I think training your instinct comes from writing and reading. There's no big secret. And reading slush helps, as well; I'd recommend everyone edit a… - Mary J. Miller
I think training your instinct comes from writing and reading. There's no big secret. And reading slush helps, as well; I'd recommend everyone edit a…
I suppose this is, essentially, my perspective on life. Just because we've made mistakes and learned things from them intellectually doesn't mean we … - Mary J. Miller
I suppose this is, essentially, my perspective on life. Just because we've made mistakes and learned things from them intellectually doesn't mean we …
There are many stories I've wanted to write that I'm simply not able to - sometimes I haven't found the way in yet, and it doesn't matter how hard I … - Mary J. Miller
There are many stories I've wanted to write that I'm simply not able to - sometimes I haven't found the way in yet, and it doesn't matter how hard I …
There were definitely scenes I struggled with more than others: the car accident and the thunderstorm are two that come to mind. It's difficult to wr… - Mary J. Miller
There were definitely scenes I struggled with more than others: the car accident and the thunderstorm are two that come to mind. It's difficult to wr…
It's definitely about the rhythm of the words and how they sound together, writing one sentence and then another and another and cutting something im… - Mary J. Miller
It's definitely about the rhythm of the words and how they sound together, writing one sentence and then another and another and cutting something im…
"There is no analysis here," the most brutal of them wrote. Now I wonder if my papers lacked critical thought, or if it was really more about my inab… - Mary J. Miller
"There is no analysis here," the most brutal of them wrote. Now I wonder if my papers lacked critical thought, or if it was really more about my inab…
I've learned a lot about language from reading slush. You can immediately tell if a writer is in control of the narrative. This writer will avoid usi… - Mary J. Miller
I've learned a lot about language from reading slush. You can immediately tell if a writer is in control of the narrative. This writer will avoid usi…
I can't remember who said it - I think it was Allan Gurganus when he was visiting the Michener Center - but he told us to "spend [our] gold," meaning… - Mary J. Miller
I can't remember who said it - I think it was Allan Gurganus when he was visiting the Michener Center - but he told us to "spend [our] gold," meaning…
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