Comments on Ink and Beans: Coping with MFA Rejection (Part 2): Support and Pe...

Getting into a MFA...or not ...being accepted...is...

2012-01-17T12:15:40.928-05:00

Getting into a MFA...or not ...being accepted...isn't going to make much difference...one is either a writer or they are not...and writing is primarily an insular, isolative craft where instincts are key...writers can comment on other writers work...but truthfully...criticism...even when constructive...can be all over the map...and writers are typically selfish are really only concerned with their own work...its only in the last fifty years that workshops,mfa programs, etc have blossomed...that being said...those into fiction can benefit from workshops where, unlike poetry, storylines and character development are broad enough topics that feelings aren't hurt and suggestions can be implemented...

Thanks for your kind words Ben. It means a lot to...

2011-03-20T19:31:06.000-04:00

Thanks for your kind words Ben. It means a lot to hear this. Best of luck to you!

Thanks for writing this. Came at just the right ti...

2011-03-18T15:17:17.005-04:00

Thanks for writing this. Came at just the right time for me.

His, and your, story is inspiring and I can sympathize.

Thanks.

Thank you Chrissy. You too.

2010-03-11T16:45:31.876-05:00

Thank you Chrissy. You too.

I obsessively read/occasionally comment on the MFA...

2010-03-10T16:17:27.078-05:00

I obsessively read/occasionally comment on the MFA blog as well. Best of luck to you and to all of us!