039: Seven Essentials of a Writer's Education
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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
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