HeyJaredMFA and Beyond
One writer’s experience with a low-residency MFA program and whatever comes after. I am a member of the Drexel University Class of 2024 cohort.
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Keep calm and revise on (opens the original)
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I just received the professional beta reader report for my novel, The Next Right Thing. So I am at the first of the four stages of grief: Shock and Numbness.* I thought it would be worthwhile here to walk through revisions on the way to Reorganization and Recovery (the fourth stage). Because there will be revisions. My initial reaction to the 33-page report is You need to slow down. (By the way, just DM me—or read a previous post—if you are interested in who produced the report.)<p clas
A potpourri of preoccupations (opens the original)
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I let the entire month of August go by without posting on Substack. There are three main reasons for my lapse:We are downsizing to a two-bedroom apartment in Lewes, Delaware, this monthI started a podcast at my church called Faith, Hope & Stories. It has succeeded beyond my modest expectations but, wow, does it devour my time.I am scrambling to revise and find beta readers for The Next Right Thing so I can started the publishing process this winter in time for a spring 2027 launch. The downsizin
How about a bookmark? (opens the original)
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This weekend I dusted off and tested the QuickBooks card reader, put some dollar bills and nickels in a zipper bag, and packed twelve books and some props in a box. Then I headed to my local library for a “Local Author Sign and Sell.”It was two hours on a Saturday adjacent to a farmers market. But we were in the library basement on a muggy day when the air quality was in the toilet because of the Canadian wildfires. We had virtually no traffic. Sure, the dark fantasy authors sold a copy or two,
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