Category Archives: MA in Writing Popular Fiction

World Fantasy Convention 2010 complete

Posted on October 31, 2010 by C.A. Jacobs

Wow. This year’s World Fantasy Convention in Columbus, Ohio, was absolutely amazing. I met a lot of interesting people and attended a few interesting panels. I should probably start at the beginning, though, since it’s been so long since I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Beginnings, Middles, and Ends by Nancy Kress

Posted on October 10, 2010 by C.A. Jacobs

Beginnings, Middles, and Ends (Writing Guide 143 pages) by Nancy Kress was the next book on my required reading list for my MA in Writing Popular Fiction through Seton Hill University. The big reason why this was one of my … Continue reading →

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Another draft complete

Posted on September 28, 2010 by C.A. Jacobs

It’s been a busy month of writing. I more or less managed to rewrite the first half of Accept Fire and Blood and revise the second half, all within the month of September. Add this to a long line of … Continue reading →

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The revisions at the end of the tunnel

Posted on September 12, 2010 by C.A. Jacobs

I finished up the newest version of chapter 3 very early this morning and should finish the next draft of chapter 4 within the next couple hours. Once I actually sit down and start pushing through things, the revisions go … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Literary Werewolf edited by Charlotte F. Otten

Posted on September 4, 2010 by C.A. Jacobs

I have not quite finished reading the Literary Werewolf (Horror 295 pages) edited by Charlotte F. Otten yet, but it’s due to the library tomorrow and I doubt I’ll have a chance to bring it back then so I must … Continue reading →

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Stress and deadlines

Posted on September 1, 2010 by C.A. Jacobs

Last night was the last SHU online chat that I’ll have to do in order to receive my MA in Writing Popular Fiction. There were four topics offered and I chose the one about writing while dealing with stress in … Continue reading →

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Conventions

Posted on August 5, 2010 by C.A. Jacobs

So looking at my schedule, it looks like I might be able to go to a singular convention sometime in the next six months or so. I went to the World Fantasy Convention 2009 in San Jose, California last Halloween and … Continue reading →

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More on revisions

Posted on July 29, 2010 by C.A. Jacobs

The first writing deadline for my fourth term in Seton Hill University’s MA in Writing Popular Fiction was 27 July 2010, the day before yesterday. This was probably the hardest deadline so far because the revision process is being so … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry

Posted on July 15, 2010 by C.A. Jacobs

I started and finished Patient Zero (Horror 421 pages) by Jonathan Maberry yesterday. This is the assigned reading for the SHU MA program in Writing Popular Fiction for January 2011. It’s also the first assigned reading for this program that I … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Residency 4: Conclusion and wrap-up

Posted on June 28, 2010 by C.A. Jacobs

I had a great time at my 4th residency at Seton Hill University for the MA in Writing Popular Fiction. As always, the sheer energy generated by a group of individuals solely focused on writing is amazing. There are so … Continue reading →

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