In my last post, I talked about why I started DIY MFA and how to create your own do-it-yourself, MFA-style education. Today, I wanted to take a few moments to share the story of how DIY MFA got started. As you’ll find, the month of September has a special significance to DIY MFA. Of course,… Read more »
Welcome to DIY MFA Radio, where I do a deep dive into the writing life as well as the craft and business of writing. Today’s episode continues our series: Ten Lessons from Ten Years of Podcasting. This is Lesson #6 – Balance is Fallacy. Have you gotten the DIY MFA Starter Kit yet? This is… Read more »
I thought I’d go back to the basics and talk about how to DIY your MFA. If you’re here, reading this newsletter, I know you’re serious about your writing. This is true whether you just started on your writing journey or you’ve been at it for some time. I know this because DIY MFA attracts… Read more »
Welcome to DIY MFA Radio, where I do a deep dive into the writing life as well as the craft and business of writing. Today’s episode continues our series: Ten Lessons from Ten Years of Podcasting. This is Lesson 5 – Choose Abundance Over Scarcity Have you gotten the DIY MFA Starter Kit yet? This… Read more »
As a podcaster, people often ask me what it takes to give good interviews. The truth is, interviewing is a skill, and one that writers need to learn and practice. Sooner or later you will have books to promote and you’ll need to do interviews in order to reach your readers. So, how do you… Read more »
Welcome to DIY MFA Radio, where I do a deep dive into the writing life as well as the craft and business of writing. Today’s episode continues our series: Ten Lessons from Ten Years of Podcasting. This is Lesson 4 – Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable Have you gotten the DIY MFA Starter Kit yet?… Read more »
Some years ago, I developed a framework that I dubbed the “Storytelling Superpower.” This framework is designed to help you figure out what character archetype you are writing, so you can create a story that is most likely to resonate and be compatible with that character. To figure out your character’s archetype, you must take… Read more »
Welcome to DIY MFA Radio, where I do a deep dive into the writing life as well as the craft and business of writing. Today’s episode continues our series: Ten Lessons from Ten Years of Podcasting. This is Lesson 3 – Embrace the Power of Iteration Have you gotten the DIY MFA Starter Kit yet?… Read more »
Writing—and reading—dialogue is one of my favorite things. I love how it allows the story to zip along, plus it makes me feel extra-smart because I read it so much faster than regular prose. I love how I can hear the characters’ voices in my head as though they are real people. I love how… Read more »
Welcome to DIY MFA Radio, where I do a deep dive into the writing life as well as the craft and business of writing. Today’s episode continues our series: Ten Lessons from Ten Years of Podcasting. This is Lesson 2 – Act “As If” Have you gotten the DIY MFA Starter Kit yet? This is… Read more »
