tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post7213750414352312272..comments2023-10-26T06:59:22.098-04:00Comments on Practicing Writing: Guest Post from a New MFA StudentErika D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18401341362484574738noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-4687654973408780382008-11-12T08:18:00.000-05:002008-11-12T08:18:00.000-05:00Jolie - good luck with your grad school applicatio...Jolie - good luck with your grad school applications! I'm quite impressed with the Queens program all the way around, and if you have any questions feel free to email me (deonne [at] deonnekahler [dot] com).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-46814974715141485322008-11-11T18:42:00.000-05:002008-11-11T18:42:00.000-05:00Great post. I am in the middle of the application ...Great post. I am in the middle of the application stage, and you've certainly given me some ideas for my personal statement. :P<BR/><BR/>I'm applying to Queens, in fact! Maybe I'll see you there next fall.Joliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16854297753580066357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-29317790380244939802008-08-27T19:21:00.000-04:002008-08-27T19:21:00.000-04:00Some of us perform better under pressure, with som...Some of us perform better under pressure, with some body whipping us. The MFA is a good choice, for that and many of the reasons exposed. Those who have the chance, time and money to attend to a program of this kind, are vey lucky.Baakanithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01777227083105313992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-47841465070883287412008-08-22T14:46:00.000-04:002008-08-22T14:46:00.000-04:00Thanks for the post An MFA is a future poss...Thanks for the post <BR/> An MFA is a future possibility I always keep in my mind, for the very reasons you've listed. Writing is a passion for now a students. Writing is a very good habit. Everybody should have this habit. Most of from us write diary regularly where we write about our self and our life. Now a day there is a everybody have its own blog to share their ideas to the commonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08696665271862917898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-82119532909163261052008-08-20T08:27:00.000-04:002008-08-20T08:27:00.000-04:00Zoe - love your blog. Your word count commitment i...Zoe - love your blog. Your word count commitment is admirable, and I imagine that forcing yourself to post your daily numbers for the whole world to see will help you stick to it. Even though none of us would judge you if you wrote little or at all, (though we want you to write!), the self-judgment is enough, don't you think? Public commitment to anything seems to make a difference. I'm wishing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-75902030924509460062008-08-19T02:49:00.000-04:002008-08-19T02:49:00.000-04:00Deonne, An MFA is a future possibility I always ke...Deonne, <BR/><BR/>An MFA is a future possibility I always keep in my mind, for the very reasons you've listed. <BR/><BR/>I've recently been blogging about giving myself a daily writing routine (http://www.zoewesthof.com/blog), but I still don't have as much community/support/criticism as would be ideal to improve my writing.<BR/><BR/>I'm excited to hear how you feel after the program starts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com