Writing

Writing Goals

I’ll be blunt. My writing goals… well, they’re somewhat in flux. I will say that in 5 years, I’d like to be published — that is, have a novel of mine be published and available for the public to read. But… I’m unsure on my other goals right now. There’s a collab fanfic that I managed to kick off with…

Strikers

Goals are a bit of an anomaly for me. On one hand, the first thought that comes to mind is that there aren’t enough of them in my life. This is largely due to the fact that my beloved Arsenal, year-in and year-out, ends up breaking down about halfway through the season and ending up sitting somewhere in the Top…

The Solution of Y + Why Isn’t a Square Root

I constantly try to cast a vision of my own future. I also constantly ask myself what is the point of doing what I do. My mind wanders between two things: visualization and self-examination. The future (as it wavers) appeals to me, excites me, and…

Looking to the future

Having just turned 22 just last week, the prospect of thinking five years into the future is not only daunting but also terrifying. I try to live my life with my feet and mind planted firmly in the present, but I still occasionally daydream about my ideal future as a writer.

Pro Tips: A Review of Allison Joseph’s Craft Talk

Monday, March 21, in room 301 of Morgan Hall, saw the introduction of Allison Joseph, poet, professor, and editor, to the University of Alabama campus. At 4:30 in the evening she gave a craft talk, focussed on submitting written work for…

Profile of a Literary Journal: dislocate

Dislocate No. 6 the contaminated issue
Spring of 2010
University of Minnesota

This week I’m going to talk about dislocate, a literary journal produced by the MFA students at the…

A profile of Crazyhorse

I’ll admit, I chose which literary journal I wanted to profile based solely on the name. Shallow as that is, it’s important for a journal to have a good name because, along with the cover, it’s the first thing a reader sees. The name influences the aesthetic, the identity, the…

To Emerge from the Cave: A Pretentiously Titled Review of “Booth 7"

I have never read a literary journal before. At least, I haven’t read one cover-to-cover. I’ve skimmed and scanned, pulling out poems and stories and essays from various journals I’ve found lying about over the…

An Interview with Jason Lee Norman

Over the past few weeks, I have been keeping an email correspondence/interview with Jason Lee Norman. Jason is an author from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is the author of two short story collections, “Americas” and “Beautiful Girls & Famous Men”, as well as numerous…

The Process: Sending My Work to Literary Journals

I think my first experience was a bit haphazard. So what I did was scan through the Submittable twitter feed to look for contests journals were holding and if the subjects were something that would apply to my work. I already had several pieces…