I was very interested in this post because I just finished my MFA on Aug. 6. Since my reasons for pursuing the MFA were somewhat different from those cited here, it’s not surprising that I attended a different kind of program – low…
I am surprised as I thought your story was so interesting. Mental illness for some is too hard a road to traverse. But you seem to me to have a great attitude. The fact that you were a finalist is fabulous in itself. When I was picked as one of the…
Hi Madge. Before my husband got sick had no idea how wide spread mental illness is, or how varied the symptoms and severity can be. Thanks for asking about my husband. Now that he's got the meds he needed he is better than ever, but I try to be…
Really easy to start a blog. I use blogger.com It is one of the better ones along with wordpress.com
I will wait to see if you win. Good luck. I have had a couple of friends that had the same thing happen to them. One even tried to kill his wife and…
Thanks Madge. I don't have a blog, I'm not on Twitter -- I'm really woefully underprepared to promote myself, my manuscript, etc., which is part of the reason I entered the Passion Project contest. And here's the shameful secret…
Finalist and PP group member checking in :) Just wanted you to know some of us are here (though I tend to be more of a lurker in general. Ew. That sounds bad, doesn't it?) I love this group!
Congratulations Elizabeth! I admire your tenacity and it's a great example for me -- so thank you! I'm also not able to socialize here often, but I check in frequently and, like you, find the supportive atmosphere to be amazing. And good…
I am surprised as I thought your story was so interesting. Mental illness for some is too hard a road to traverse. But you seem to me to have a great attitude. The fact that you were a finalist is fabulous in itself. When I was picked as one of the bloggers for the week I was so excited. I will be following your story.
Really easy to start a blog. I use blogger.com It is one of the better ones along with wordpress.com
I will wait to see if you win. Good luck. I have had a couple of friends that had the same thing happen to them. One even tried to kill his wife and 2 kids. Mental illness is awful but hopefully, with the right combination your husband is fine now. You can write to me at madgew@live.com
Thanks for the comment, Amy, and the read. Loved your entry and am so impressed that you completed an MFA, that's on my bucket list. :-) Congratulations, and good luck to you!
While I agree that we can get carried away and even use prompts and exercises as effective avoidance techniques to tell ourselves, well, we ARE writing something, I found two books and a couple of classes to be enormously helpful in getting me going…
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How John Cusack and his boom box ruined Valentine's Day:
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This is so beautiful. Thank you for your generous spirit and for sharing it. I am slowly working on a memoir that has been "near finished" for two years. I'm struggling not to let writing be "the first to go," when life gets…