I’m officially halfway through the MFA program at Pacific University, so today I’m reflecting back on the 10 things I learned about creative writing in the last year!

CHAPTERS:

0:44 - what is an MFA?
2:58 - 1. more reading = better writing
3:42 - 2. deadlines are a writer’s best friend
4:24 - 3. defamiliarization
5:13 - 4. chase after resonance
5:57 - 5. my secret love of sentence fragments
6:31 - 6. the illusion of interiority
6:45 - 7. share your work. seriously.
7:48 - 8. the magic of reading aloud
8:27 - 9. close readings
9:09 - 10. the company of other writers
10:10 - over and out

MENTIONED:
Pacific University’s MFA Degree: https://www.pacificu.edu/mfa-writing

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