WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT INFLUENCEby K. L. Cook Spalding MFA Faculty, Fiction So what do we talk about when we talk about literary influence? Some critics and writers...
EMBRACING THE OUTLINE: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love the Spreadsheetby John Pipkin Spalding MFA faculty, Fiction Usually, I begin with a spreadsheet, in which each character, listed in the far left column,...
LIVING IN LIMBO: How to Stay Focused & Motivated on Large ProjectsBy Sam Zalutsky Spalding MFA faculty, Screenwriting Right now I’m finishing up Seaside, a microbudget feature which I wrote, directed,...
R.E.M., Dinosaur Jr., Self-Actualizationby Shane McCrae Spalding MFA Faculty, Poetry Probably you’re too young to remember this—or were too sane at the time to care—but back in...