In 2005, I borrowed a heap of money from the government to attend the low-residency MFA program at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Why? Because I knew it was what I needed to launch my writing career. I met great people, connected with talented writers, and even had the opportunity to travel to England and live in… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Craft & Form
Waking Up My Muse
Some time in July, I decided to abandon a novel I was trying to write (based on the short stories I wrote for my MFA thesis) and focus on a different book. During that time I was also preparing for my first masquerading experience as part of the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn (which… Read more »
Lessons From An Author
Three years ago, I had the amazing opportunity to hear Dominican author Julia Alvarez speak and read from In the Time of the Butterflies at the The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center in Washington Heights, and the experience left me feeling so inspired to conquer the world with my words…. Read more »