I Graduated!!

Graduating from Seton Hill University is bittersweet. I've met the most amazing people who I know will be friends for life. The MFA program has been life changing for me-it truly helped me grow as a writer in ways that I could have never learned on my own.

Here's what I take away:

• I'll give myself deadlines similar to what I had in school, so I continue to get my writing done
• I will watch for comma splices
• I will vary the length of my sentences
• I will keep in touch with my classmates and professors
• I won't use the word "grimace" or have my characters talk through clenched teeth
• I vow to continue to be a student of the writing craft

If you want to pursue a MFA, you have several options. You need to research what type of program you'd like to join. Literary fiction is not for me, so I knew I wanted to pursue Popular Fiction. SHU has a low residency requirement- 5 days/twice a year.

If you'd like to know more, visit: http://www.setonhill.edu/academics/graduate_programs/fiction