Here're some writers conferences that do exactly w...

2009-05-05T18:09:00.000-07:00

Here're some writers conferences that do exactly what we're talking about:

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But think how irritated your kids would be if you ...

2009-05-05T18:07:00.000-07:00

But think how irritated your kids would be if you spent their college tuition on yourself!

Did someone say complimentary snacks? I wonder if...

2009-05-05T16:14:00.000-07:00

Did someone say complimentary snacks?

I wonder if a lot of MFA programs get an artificial lift from the midlife crisis. A year or so ago I started looking at MFA programs until I realized that (a) most seemed more about manuscript completion than deep instruction, and I had completed three manuscripts through NaNoWriMo already; (b) most required two years in residence, and I wasn't likely to move my family and quit my day job; (c) the only thing I could figure an MFA was good for was getting a college level teaching job. And, given the pay cut from my current day job to the salary of a JC professor, it would take an best seller to make it worth the hefty tuition.

Still, I'm attracted to MFAs because going back to college sounds really fun, especially since this time it wouldn't be for Engineering.

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