There are two types of writing, or maybe three. The two I’m referring to are the writing that I plan out and the writing that comes to me. The latter is the best. The possible third is a combination of the two. I sometimes think I should enroll in a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program. I have friends who’ve done it and they seem to have less trouble finding a publisher. After all, credentials mean something. I don’t have thousands of dollars to spare at the moment, so I’m trying to figure out what I can teach myself. An MFA program is one where you pay to write. You meet other writers and maybe study with someone renowned. They tell you, I imagine, how to craft stories. Plan out writing. Type number one. No doubt this works for some. I had a writer I barely know call me out of the blue. He’d studied with Harold Bloom and knew Jane Smiley as a student. They were in a writing program together. B...
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