Why I Haven't Invested in an MFA Program

May 20, 2021

As the school year comes to an end, and the world turns to celebrating grads, Nicole often finds herself thinking about her own pursuit of higher education. In this week’s episode she discusses why she thinks she no longer wonders why she hasn’t investing in an MFA program as a writer thus far.

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• I HAVE TWO GUEST PASSES FOR MASTERCLASS AGAIN! FIRST COME FIRST SERVED, DM ME @stopwritingalone ON IG OR FB TO ASK FOR THE LINK!
• Tammy Breitweiser’s Fabulous Flash Fiction https://mailchi.mp/bffd0c367bac/fff-registration 
• 27 ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES OF STORY https://bookshop.org/a/10928/9781523507160
• WRITING SCI FI & FANTASY https://bookshop.org/a/10928/9781419741371
• WRITING DIALOGUE https://bookshop.org/a/10928/9781419738319 
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• Kim A. Flodin https://www.kelekilove.com/ 
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