A Brief Guide to File Versioning
Have you ever gone looking for a file only to spend thirty minutes trying to figure out which one was the most recent version? Skip the headache – try file versioning! You’ve probably come across...
Personal Development
Readers’ Rendezvous
October is National Reading Group Month! Soon after moving back to the Newcastle-Gateshead area in 2015, I posted in my new neighborhood’s Facebook group to find out if there was a local book club....
You Have My Permission to F*ck Up
Failure is transient, not existential. You have failed, you are not a failure. There’s an important difference. When I was a kid, my dad used to tell me he’d rather that I work hard and earn Bs...
Then and Now: Was My MA in Creative Writing Worth It?
Revisiting the Millennial worries I had before I did my MA in a degree that might not lead directly into a profession. When I was getting ready to apply for an MA Creative Writing program, one of my...
Your Creative Writing MA
Weighing your options and priorities matters just as much as putting together your application. While I was working on my MA in creative writing, one of my old classmates asked me: How did you apply...
I Survived a Conference Weekend (And You Can Too)
Tips to make it through long hours, short breaks, and networking if you’re an introvert. During one of the first sessions of the conference I was at the weekend before last in Chicago, one of my...
Your Work is Valid: On Writing Your Own Bio
Imposter syndrome tells you you’re not good enough. Help quiet that voice of doubt and motivate yourself to keep moving forward. Writing a bio isn’t easy. In a very limited number of words,...