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Hello, my name is Tricia Foster, a Literature and Composition instructor. I hold an MA in English Literature, and I am completing MFA in Creative Writing. Embracing my identity as a neurodivergent individual and as a magickal practitioner, I have come to believe in the uncanny, almost mystical power that resides within words and their ability to speak imagination into reality.
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SNHU MFA in Creative Writing: Program Review
Student review of the MFA in Creative Writing Program at Southern New Hampshire University.
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Balancing the Writer’s Mind
Balance has always been something I have struggled with. My brain is designed for obsession. Every new interest gets my undivided attention. How long a topic holds my preoccupation depends significantly on why I am learning about it. This compulsion to immerse myself in a learning experience has its advantages and disadvantages. As an English
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Writer’s On Writing: 13 Ways to Look at a Novel by Jane Smiley
The first course in my MFA was an introduction to the program itself. During this introductory course, we were given a list of books on writing and told to select one as a “mentor” text. I selected Jane Smiley’s 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel. This is a brief overview of the text.
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Polishing Diamonds
A perfectionist can never reach their goal because perfection is impossible. The only way to deal with this demon is to accept it. If you are driven towards perfectionism, you must learn to accept “good enough.”
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Chunking: Focusing on One Thing at a Time
As aspiring writers, or freshman composition students, we are often taught that the writing process includes pre-writing, outlining, and a first draft followed by a set of revisions. It’s a solid process. It encourages thinking and organizing before we write the opening line. However, I have noticed a problem with the traditional writing process: sprinting.
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