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Aimlessly Acquiring an Agent

…getting an agent, writing a novel, or getting published? Drop them here and Lauren might answer them in a future column! Lauren J. Sharkey is a writer, teacher, and transracial…

Writing Is about Connecting

…doing so. Lauren J. Sharkey is a writer, teacher, and transracial adoptee. Inconvenient Daughter is her debut novel, and loosely based on her experience as a Korean adoptee. You can…

Dollars and Sense

[Editor’s Note: This is published author Lauren Sharkey’s first column at DIY MFA. She will be focusing on the business side of writing. We are so excited to add our…

Faker: On Fighting Imposter Syndrome

…never forget what he said after congratulating me: “Lauren, it’s not going to save you.” It wasn’t until after publication I realized what he meant. What Do You Do? Whenever…

What MFAs Miss about the Editing Process

…or getting published? Drop them here and Lauren might answer them in a future column! Lauren J. Sharkey is a writer, teacher, and transracial adoptee. Inconvenient Daughter is her debut…

Finding the Joy of Writing

…you find the joy of writing? Lauren J. Sharkey is a writer, teacher, and transracial adoptee. Inconvenient Daughter is her debut novel and loosely based on her experience as a…

How to Blog: The Group Blog Edition

…create a blog. ThinkingtoInking is the group blog that fellow writer/bloggers Lauren Monahan, Triona Murphy, Stacy Stokes and I created to share our journey and discoveries as we navigate this…

Supporting the AAPI Community

…or follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Lauren Sharkey  DIY MFA Columnist and creative non-fiction writer, Lauren J. Sharkey’s most recent DIY MFA article is Dollars and Sense, about reframing…