So I took a writing class at SUNY Albany last week

I love it! It was an incredible experience. Not just the things I learned but the place itself. It was an absolutely beautiful college. They had us go out and write each day for hours (It started at 9 and ended at 130). Pretty much it set us up for the real world - that is, the writers' real world. We were given prompts to write independently, and how to be able to write. Like writing at a certain...
July 23rd, 2009 at 04:16am

NYS Summer Young Writers Institute?

So yes. As we all know, I'm into writing, so my English teacher gave me this program application for a Skidmore summer program. It's $665, and there are only thirty-six entrees being accepted. They expect my best writing sample (Maximum of fifteen pages). It can be poetry, story, etc. Anything! I'm not good at poetry, but this is the chance of a lifetime for me. Can anyone give me ideas on what to...
January 24th, 2009 at 04:53am

***ed up on Thanksgiving.

I don't even know if any of you have this terrible a life. Well, probably you do, but to me it feels like I'm the one with the issue. I'm truly putting everything into writing this because there is nobody to talk to on Thanksgiving. I have to wait like another few weeks until my next shrink appointment. She's really helpful. To begin, I never really help with anything on the holidays. I don't know...
November 27th, 2008 at 05:52pm