• What Do Creative Writers Need To Learn? | Ep. 232 | The Merry Writer Podcast

  • Sep 4 2024
  • Length: 59 mins
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What Do Creative Writers Need To Learn? | Ep. 232 | The Merry Writer Podcast

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    Have you ever thought about going to school for creative writing? This week, Jason Harris joins us to discuss what getting a creative writing degree may look like.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • Benefits of having a creative writing degree
    • Typical lesson plans for a creative writing class
    • How creative assignments may be graded
    • Exercises you can do at home

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    ABOUT JASON HARRIS

    Jason Marc Harris teaches creative writing, folklore, and literature, and is the Creative Writing Coordinator at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. He graduated with a Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Washington, and an MFA in fiction from Bowling Green State University, where he served as Fiction Editor of Mid-American Review. Creative work in journals such as Apex and Abyss, Marvels and Tales, Midwestern Gothic, Psychopomp Magazine, The Saturday Evening Post, and Writing Texas. His novella of weird horror Master of Rods and Strings republished in 2024 by Crystal Lake Publishing.

    Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Goodreads (Book) | Crystal Lake Publishing

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    Intro & Outro – “Inspired” composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of http://www.incompetech.com | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0
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