Fairmont State generously supported a sabbatical, allowing me to complete a manuscript for my book, THE ARCONE. I learned how to edit, query literary agents, rely on my writing critique partners, and, finally, how to pitch to an agent. Through recommended books and blogs, I know so much more about the writing-to-publishing journey, even if I haven’t landed an agent yet. One friend called this collection of experiences a “punch card” MFA.
I had a great experience in November with ProWritingAid’s NovNov event, which encourages you to write a novel in one month with the support of many people around the globe. I learned that the silent writing groups held me accountable during times I would have otherwise wasted.
If you have a story to tell, take twenty minutes or two hours, sit down, give yourself the time to focus, and then write.
Subscribe to receive a plan drawing related to my book. The drawing recreates the Jewish Ghetto that existed in historic Florence, Italy.
