Follow the Journey
I'm Maggie, and I'm embarking on a year of MFA-style deep writing immersion. Ride along on my journey through some of the world's best literature, craft books, and caffeine-fueled word count quotas.
It's only an adventure if you start!
Fingersmith: 300 Pages of Plot in 600 Pages of Print
In which a girl is stuck in a house, in a room, and she is very unhappy about it for several hundred pages.
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter: Still A Beauty, Still A Bummer
It’s okay to be sad and lonely, especially when you can be sad and lonely together.
Normal People: How to Wreck a Person’s Day in Two Hours or Less
I finished this book in two hours flat before texting “F*ck you” to the friend who recommended Sally Rooney.
BONUS: Khaled Hosseini, And The Mountains Echoed
In which I vaguely insinuate I can “do better” than one of the best storytellers on the planet, then promptly explode from hubris.
On Writing: A Permission Slip to Get Sh*t Done
“I Was A Teenage Grave-Robber,” Or, “I Was A 24-Year-Old With Ego Problems”
RESOURCES | April 2021: General Fiction
An “easy” month to kick off the project. And by “easy,” I of course mean I have to read 15 books in 27 days.
What is The Highway MFA?
What happens when money gets in the way of your MFA? You take it on the road, of course!
Let’s hit the highway.
