Tag: writing
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The Insight of a Coach
Asking questions is part of Elizabeth Stark‘s job as a writing coach. A primary question she addresses for her clients is, “What’s the experience of reading this work?” The experience of reading a work cannot be easily, if at all, accessed by the writer or author of the work. And if so, the writer must…
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Once Discovered, What Then?
“Every book, or body of writing, is a new experience,” explains author, and writing coach, Elizabeth Stark. “Each work holds its own internal structure, that says, ‘This is how you read me.’” The opening of a novel or story must be explicit in revealing this. Presenting a confusing pattern or one that lacks this information…
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The Treasure of Reading for Discovery
“Responding to the writing, first at a reader.” That is what author and writing coach, Elizabeth Stark provides the writers, and published authors she coaches. Having earned a MFA in Writing, and seen her novel, “Shy Girl,” published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in addition to having taught creative writing at Hobart and William Smith…
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The Value of Earning a MFA
The jewel in the crown of my experience in earning my MFA lay not in achieving a marked improvement in my writing. While my MFA thesis went on to be published by a small press, the greatest gift I gave myself in undergoing the rigorous and rugged course of study, was the habit I developed…
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Sara Dobie’s Blog | Anjuelle Floyd as Guest Blogger
Check out my guest blog at Sara Dobie’s Blog, History and Art of the Short Story.
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To Earn a MFA or Not?
In my recent interview with novelist, Thrity Umrigar, we discussed the value of attaining a graduate degree in creative writing. Umrigar, holds a Ph.D. in Literature, teaches creative writing and African American Literature at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio.