MFA Nugget: An Entire MFA in Writing Residency in One Post

That headline advertises more than it can likely deliver, but such is the case in the world of blogs. What I can deliver below is a cheat sheet for the 10 blog posts I wrote while here in Montpelier, Vermont, at my third residency in the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA in Writing program. I’ve divided them into two categories:

CRAFT

A misty final morning in Vermont; it was difficult to see very far ahead. A metaphor for the rest of my career at VCFA? With the third residency of five under my belt, I would say no.

10 Ways to Get Your Heart on the Page, June 28, 2012.
Is Your Dialogue Scintillating? June 29, 2012.
Still More on Writing About People in Your Life, July 2, 2012.
Extending Metaphor in Your Creative Writing, July 3, 2012.
Are You Sharing an Anecdote or an Artful Story? July 6, 2012.
Taking Your Reader on a Journey Through Time, July 7, 2012.

EXPERIENCE

Standing Naked Before Your Peers, June 30, 2012.
Teaching vs. Learning, July 1, 2012.
The Social Life of a Residency, July 4, 2012.
Help! I Can’t Take Any More Literary Training! July 5, 2012.

Still hungry for more? You can read the ten posts I wrote at the 2011-2012 winter residency. I have two more residencies left before I graduate, so more to come!