mysmallpresswritingday.blogspot.ca - my (small press) writing day

Example domain paragraphs

                        Just let go. Get well slow. Claim rest as holy work. – Josina Guess

When I was in my MFA, my full-time job was being a writer. I’d start the day with decaf coffee before getting ready for my morning meeting with Lookout Books and my afternoon meeting with Beloit Poetry Journal . I’d spend semesters reading workshop letters during lunch, taking notes in books sometimes assigned, sometimes even written by my mentors. Every waking moment was meant for writing. And the department was my refuge for it. I’d leave classes and Writers’ Week conferences feeling energized, ready to w

My mother often said You’ll have so much more free time when you’re not in school anymore . But I didn’t mind. I was a writer, an editor, a marketer, a reading series leader, a student, a co-worker, a friend. I stretched myself to fill every opportunity and I loved every minute of it. Receiving my MFA and BFA back-to-back from the same institution, I spent seven years of my life with this one purpose: I am a writer. I write.

Links to mysmallpresswritingday.blogspot.ca (2)