Making the Most Of It
There are long expanses of time when I can write all day, every day, any day. I’m blessed in that way. Unfortunately, I waste that time...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Mar 5, 2012
- 2 min
One Small Glimpse – One Piece of a Puzzle
The week started well. My story, Most Dead Birds Are Never Found, was featured in Eunoia Review. (A link to the story, along with several...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Feb 29, 2012
- 1 min
Robert Gottlieb, The Paris Review, and YOU
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Feb 23, 2012
- 2 min
Dating Your Inner Artist
I recently recommended Julia Cameron’s book, The Artist’s Way, to a creative friend who has struggled with knowing how to best honor his...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Feb 22, 2012
- 3 min
Daily Tracking: Staying On Top of My Writing Life
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Feb 13, 2012
- 2 min
More About Tracking and Creativity
Last week I blogged about having a group of fellow writers (or other creatives) with whom you periodically “check-in” regarding the...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Feb 8, 2012
- 3 min
Writer Friends: Calling Each Other On
My post yesterday described some of my post-MFA malaise. One of the things you lose after the MFA is the pre-arranged community of the...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Feb 7, 2012
- 2 min
A 1,000 Piece Puzzle, With No Corners or Edges
I knew it before I graduated. I even talked about it in my graduating seminar presentation. The post-MFA writing life is difficult. As I...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Feb 6, 2012
- 2 min
Grumpy Monday is Becoming a Trend
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Feb 1, 2012
- 2 min
Mr. Dudley Was Like An Ancient Native’s Angry God…
Thanks to Epiphmag.com for publishing my story, Dudley’s Sacrifice, in their current online issue. If you follow this link, you can read...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Jan 25, 2012
- 2 min
One Reason I Write With Pen and Paper
In her recent blog-post response to my 7-7-7 post, my online writer-friend Jen Luitwieler talks about my new “fancy fountain pen” which...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Jan 4, 2012
- 4 min
The Way a Story Begins
I posted a few weeks ago about my story, Solomon’s Ditch, being featured at Ozone Park Journal. Since I often get questions like, “What...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Dec 29, 2011
- 2 min
You Aren’t Working, You’re Writing…
Holiday get-togethers–friends, family, the spouse’s work party, the church choir social–can be a precarious time for the fledgling...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Dec 23, 2011
- 2 min
The Days Get Longer From Here
I love this time of year. From a traditional, spiritual standpoint, we’re reaching the end of the anticipation of Advent and we are...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Dec 20, 2011
- 2 min
Literary Life, 3.0
I wonder if Steve Jobs ever felt this way. (Yes, I’m starting this blog post by comparing myself to Steve Jobs.) I wonder if, as he held...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Nov 21, 2011
- 3 min
Write What You Know (Sort of…) – Part Two: The “Close To You” Story
In Part One of the Write What You Know series, I talked a little bit about how limiting it can be if we take the advice offered by many...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Nov 18, 2011
- 4 min
Friday Funny…Sort of…
I was subbing last week, Spanish of all things, and the teacher I was covering for was a “floater”. That means, instead of a classroom,...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Nov 3, 2011
- 2 min
Writing What You Know, Pt. 1: What Do You Know?
There’s an oft-quoted adage, “Write what you know!” which is simultaneously true and untrue. It is untrue because, as fiction writers, we...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Oct 17, 2011
- 2 min
Repetition and Reading – Tools for Writers
I’m not naturally a person who reads a book multiple times or watches the same movie over and over. There are too many things I haven’t...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Oct 10, 2011
- 3 min
How I Submitted My Thesis
One week early, that’s how! Ha! But seriously…When I was at the May on-campus residency for my MFA, I thought through what I needed to...
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