Eric Sheridan WyattFeb 5, 20143 minI Give Up.“I thought you’d already given up blogging,” some of you might say. Granted, it’s been a while since I’ve been actively engaged in...
Eric Sheridan WyattOct 8, 20121 minHow Do I Know When a Story is Done?I was asked to write a post on the topic: How do I know when a story is ready for submission? My fine writing friends over at the...
Eric Sheridan WyattApr 24, 20121 minThe MFA Process, In Chronological Order<img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-893" class="size-medium wp-image-893 lazyload" title="396749_308593349181782_1300271794_n"...
Eric Sheridan WyattApr 4, 20121 minWhy Do You Write WednesdayNot a traditional blog post, but, instead two links: First, my writer friend, Andrea Cumbo of Andilit.com, has been so kind as to feature...
Eric Sheridan WyattFeb 8, 20123 minWriter Friends: Calling Each Other OnMy 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...
Eric Sheridan WyattFeb 7, 20122 minA 1,000 Piece Puzzle, With No Corners or EdgesI knew it before I graduated. I even talked about it in my graduating seminar presentation. The post-MFA writing life is difficult. As I...
Eric Sheridan WyattJan 27, 20122 minMonetizing the MFA and Friendly Friday with Leighton CreativeHow does one monetize an MFA (Creative Writing) degree? I’ll let you know once I’ve figured it out. Sure, there is the possibility of a...
Eric Sheridan WyattJan 17, 20124 minMy Final Lap, Or, What I Learned In My Final MFA ResidencyI finished my MFA last week. Queens has a “fifth residency” as a component of the low-residency MFA program. The fifth residency is quite...
Eric Sheridan WyattJan 16, 20121 minThe Path AheadOne of the exciting, and scary, things about turning the page on another chapter in life is the way the world sort of opens up, for a...
Eric Sheridan WyattNov 16, 20115 minWhat an MFA WON’T Get YouMy initial post about the pros and cons of an MFA has continued to draw a lot of traffic to my blog, which tells me this is one of those...
Eric Sheridan WyattOct 26, 20114 minOn Time and the MFAI blog about my MFA experience, the schedule and “process” of getting my degree in Creative Writing, to give readers who are considering...
Eric Sheridan WyattOct 24, 20115 minThinking About an MFA? Two Perspectives…I read two interesting articles recently, and they both give some insight into the Masters of Fine Arts programs, but in two very...
Eric Sheridan WyattOct 14, 20112 minYes, I’m Thankful – The Writing LifeOne of my writer friends commented to me this week: “You are so lucky to be able to write full-time.” I responded: “I’m very blessed…”...
Eric Sheridan WyattOct 10, 20113 minHow I Submitted My ThesisOne 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...
Eric Sheridan WyattOct 3, 20113 minTo MFA, or NotAs someone who is wrapping up my MFA studies (January is coming fast!) I’ve had several discussions, recently, about the pros and cons of...
Eric Sheridan WyattSep 4, 20112 minWriting by the Numbers: SubmissionsThis is one of those blog posts that may be more for my own benefit than it is a post for you, the reader. (You can read it, though. I...
Eric Sheridan WyattApr 4, 20112 minDrastic Measures: One Way to Re-WriteSo, I have this story. It’s called, “The Silence of God is Impossible to Bear”. This was a story that I wrote several years ago, and it...
Eric Sheridan WyattJun 24, 20102 minA Week Is Never Enough…It Is Too MuchI just returned from the May Residency week at Queens University of Charlotte. We had another amazing week of reading, writing, laughing,...