by Kaelyn Barron |
Schools that offer dedicated creative writing programs are relatively rare, but you can still find some excellent options out there (in fact, some of the best schools in the U.S.) that offer creative writing majors, or at least concentrated study tracks. We’ve...
by Kaelyn Barron
When you think of a creative writing student, you might picture a “starving artist” dressed in black, sipping espressos and working tirelessly on their manuscript from some dark cafe. But creative writing majors also go on to work in brightly lit corporate...
by Kaelyn Barron |
Writers are often grouped under the “starving artist” stereotype, with the assumption that all writers are destined to hold down odd jobs that allow them to work on their never-quite-finished novels or poetry. However, what many people forget is that there...
by Kaelyn Barron |
Writing can be a lonely endeavor. Granted, a great deal of writers are self-proclaimed introverts, so all that time spent in solitude might not seem like an issue at first. However, even the shiest writers will agree that one of the best ways to improve their craft is...
by Kaelyn Barron |
As all students know, college can be absurdly expensive. But luckily, there are multitudes of scholarship funds out there just waiting to be claimed, including many that are just for writers. Whether you’re attending community college or pursuing your...
by Kaelyn Barron |
You might think “guilds” are just fancy clubs for fancy professions that get their own glitzy award shows, like the Screen Actors Guild or the Directors Guild of America. But did you know there’s actually a guild just for authors, and your last name...
