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Author Archives: Cathy Day
It’s Okay to Feel Ambivalent on Father’s Day
If the saccharine nature of Father’s Day makes you roll your eyes or get sick to your stomach , please read this. Okay? The other day, my husband and I went to Walgreen’s to buy Father’s Day cards. One for … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching, Writing
Tagged Andre Dubus, Dan Chaon, Ethan Canin, Grace Paley, John Updike, William Faulkner, Zora Nele Hurston
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Thinking Like Edith Wharton
For the last few years, I’ve had Edith Wharton on the brain. See, I’m writing a book about the life of Linda Lee Thomas Porter, best known as the wife of Cole Porter. But before she was his wife, she … Continue reading
Writing Machines & Writing Spaces
A little over a year ago, I had back surgery, and this has changed forever the way I write. Because I can no longer sit for long periods of time, I move around a lot. I have a few places … Continue reading
Posted in General, Teaching, Writing
Tagged computer, dropbox, Evernote, google drive, word processor
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Book Reviewing in the Social Media Age: or, What if Mark Richard and I Had Been Facebook Friends?
Here’s a question: What if I’d become a writer after–not before–social media? If you’re my age, do you ask yourself this question as often as I do? Mark Richard was one of a handful of writers who made an enormous impression on … Continue reading
Bringing New York Publishing to Muncie, Indiana
Thanks to a grant from the Discovery Group, I’ve hired 11 Ball State students for internships at this summer’s Midwest Writers Workshop. I’ve told you before about this conference, but here it is again. Some backstory Ever since I arrived … Continue reading
Posted in Literary Citizenship, Teaching
Tagged Ball State Un, blogging, Discovery Group, Midwest Writers Workshop, social media, students
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When and how do students write?
I found this great article the other day, “Seven Effing Great Ways to Build Your Writing Routine.” The author encourages us to find our writing “sweet spots” in order to maximize our daily/weekly output. Consider the following questions: How long … Continue reading
Top 10 reasons to come see The Circus in Winter on 4/25
1. Sutton Foster will be there. Not performing. Just watching. But still…Sutton freaking Foster, people. 2. My parents will be there. They are cute. 3. My sister will be there. She is cute. 4. The President of Ball State … Continue reading
The Next Thing: Professionalization in Creative Writing
Not every Creative Writing major wants to go to grad school, and to be honest, I’m not even sure if most of them want to be published writers. What brings them to our classes, I think, is a desire to be … Continue reading
Posted in CW Programs, Literary Citizenship, Teaching
Tagged blogging, professionalization, social media, students, teaching creative writing
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My students, my friends
It’s “In Print Week” here at Ball State–the In Print Festival of First Books. Each year, we invite to campus a poet, fiction writer, and nonfiction writer who have published their first books. This has been a great year for … Continue reading
Posted in Literary Citizenship, Teaching, Writing
Tagged Dzanc Books, Erie, Eugene Cross, Fires of our Choosing, In Print Festival
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For the man who called me for advice about how to get published
To the man on the phone who called me today at my university office and asked if I had a few minutes to help him figure out how to get published. First, wow, the phone rang. That hardly ever happens. … Continue reading
Posted in Literary Citizenship, Teaching, Writing
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