Let’s start with the good news. I was accepted to Tin House Writers Workshop. I’ll be studying fiction with Antonya Nelson. Sounds amazing, but there’s just one issue.
Oh, hey there. I’ve got a lot to catch up on. I’m much better when I’m random. So, here goes.
I turned 26 a week ago. My blog turned 1 the same day. I welcome this age. I’m somewhat sad to see 25 go, considering it was such a year of progress and growth. I’ve learned much about myself in the past year. I can see the confidence in my eyes in photos that I take compared to those even from a year or two prior. I possess a genuine smile. I’m aware of my effect on those around me, especially the opposite sex. It’s empowering. It’s heady. I’m in a good place. I feel like I’ve got my whole life ahead of me. Now if I can just write some awesome books before I croak I’d be good.
A few weeks ago I went to see an amazing counselor at the career center of my grad school named Ed.
He let me ramble on and on (which I’m not fond of doing) about what I want to do with my life and what I envision for my career. After a few choices I realized he was trying to figure out my Myers-Briggs personality type. I’d taken the test years ago and decided to have mercy on him and let him know that I was an INTJ [Introverted, i(N)tuitive, Thinking, Judging].
With my resumé as it was, I would have destined myself for a life of administrative (read: boring) jobs that I could execute but would never truly be happy with. “You’re an INTJ right? You like to strategize, implement, create, innovate, problem solve. You don’t need to be filing around paperwork for the rest of your life just because you’re good at it. So why not get paid to do what you like to do; think.” Why would I waste my time shuffling papers when I could be writing them or using my brain to make something happen? Inside I knew that he was right.
Didn’t know I speak that Caillou and that Dora, did you? :)
I’ve always had a thing for traveling, yet I’ve never been outside of the continental U.S. I’ve spent too many years watching the Travel Channel (shoutout to Anthony Bourdain, Samantha Brown, and Andrew Zimmern) instead of getting out there and actually traveling. For me to be such a go-getter, I’ve been passive when it comes to international travel. I’ve had conversations with people, dreaming about where I’d want to go instead of GOING. I’ve started bouncing around the U.S. a bit, trying to get used to being on the go. I think it’s high time I take this show overseas somewhere.
That title needs work and Jesus, but it is what it is. Happy New Year, folks! I have to say 2011 was a wild ride. It was a year of progression and growth, which is exactly what I hoped for atthe end of 2010.
Most of 2010 I was unemployed, not in school, and completely lost. I’d just gotten out of a crazy but brief relationship that showed me that I was worth fighting for. I can honestly say I found myself in 2011. I’m still filling in the lines and picking which Pantone colors work the best, but I have a picture. And that’s good enough for me.
Well, well, well. What do we have here? An abandoned blog. *strokes my blog’s attention-starved head*
It’s taken me so long to come back mainly because I was unsure of what to say. I’m the kind of person that doesn’t like to speak unless there’s something important to say. Doesn’t really bode well for regular blogging, but that’s something I’ll have to work on. I’ve always been a private person. Most would call me mysterious. It’s not that I try to keep my life shrouded in secrecy; I just like my privacy.
Now that I’m in the process of applying for MFA programs, I’ve noticed the admission requirements for PhD programs are pretty much the same as the MFA admission requirements. Usually you just have to include a critical writing sample–a paper you’ve written for class. As an English major, I’ve got a few of those lying around. But the question is, am I really about to apply for PhD programs?
Writers have gone from using stone tablets to electronic tablets (shoutout to the iPad) in an effort to get their words out into the world. All this technology can be a bit daunting and distracting. Here are some tools that can help you be a better, faster, and richer writer.
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