“I defend fragments because they define and mirror my own hybrid existence, where fragments of memories and experiences intersect to form a nuanced understanding of self and place.”
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It’s easy to romanticize quitting your job on a whim and pursuing art. The reality is steeped in challenges of opportunity, financial constraints, and stress-filled planning.
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Art takes an incredible amount of time, resources, and emotional and logistical support. To reduce it to talent and discuss success in terms of inevitability means to rob anyone not born into wealth and connections with an opportunity to even start.
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I am not aspiring to write. I have been writing stories since I was 7 years old.
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On March 2nd this year, I was rejected from the only graduate program I’d applied for: a Masters of Arts in English in the Field of Creative Writing at the University of Toronto.
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She is the first Vietnamese woman I’ve watched fight in a blockbuster movie, yet a critical examination of fans’ reception shows us the limits of accepting diversity in Hollywood.
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It is not enough to lump such diversity under one name and call it a day.
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On Monday, I finished my first novel draft.
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Remember to make space for what you love.
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Students share their experiences participating in the NaNoWriMo challenge.
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A student guide for navigating the 30 day novel writing marathon.
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“Your mission, if you choose to accept it: write your novel in 30 days.”
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