039: Seven Essentials of a Writer's Education
Hello and thank you for joining me today! Today\u2019s episode is all about the seven essentials for a writer\u2019s education.
I\u2019ve been thinking about this topic for a while, and after I wrote\xa0this article\xa0a few weeks ago about my philosophy of teaching writing, I thought it was time to share these seven essentials with you.
Whenever I write, I keep with me a \u201cbrain book\u201d filled with tools and inspirational totems that help me find my focus. Honestly, I could do a whole episode on the \u201cbrain book\u201d alone and the significance of each of the items I keep in it. But there\u2019s one item in particular--an unsharpened pencil--that has\xa0a special significance. It was given to me by a teacher who told me to always carry it with me as a symbol of my untapped potential.
I still have that pencil almost fifteen years later, and I keep it as\xa0a reminder of how important my education is to my writing. It also remindes me that I should always be open to new ideas.
Each time I launch a new class on DIY MFA, I\xa0get that same giddy feeling of anticipation and untapped potential. Since DIY MFA 101 starts next week, I this got me thinking\xa0about all the pieces that go into a writing life and how important each one is to your writing life as a whole.
In this episode, I share my seven essentials of a writer's education, and show you how to build each aspect into your writing life.
For more info and show notes:\xa0DIYMFA.com/039