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Expert Profile: Samantha Prust

Expertise:  I have a BA in English and an MFA in creative writing. I have worked in various publishing companies and for various literary magazines. I work as an editorial and production assistant for a book publishing company. I also have my own publishing consulting business.
I grew up on the Sisseton/Wahpeton Sioux Tribe Indian Reservation in Sisseton, South Dakota. After high school I attended college at Minnesota State University in Fargo/Moorhead. After receiving my B.A. in English, I stayed in Fargo/Moorhead for two years, working as a proofreader, a librarian assistant, a cocktail waitress, and in customer service. I then moved to Colorado to attend Colorado State University, where I worked as Associate Editor for The Colorado Review while pursuing my Master's degree. After I graduated, I was able to stay in Colorado when I got a job as an editor and writer for Cottonwood Press, a small publisher specializing in supplemental books for teachers of English and language arts.

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What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?  I hope to further develop and refine my writing style and publish my own work.
What do you like about this subject?  I like the fact that good stories simultaneously teach and entertain.
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thanks for your help
(Jan on 09/05/08)
Wow! Thats great! Thanks Sam! Thanks for answering so quickly! Happy 4th of July!
(Al on 07/04/08)
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Recent Answers from Samantha Prust
2008-07-27  Short stories on a diet Hi, Marcy, Wow--I didn't know there was a specific word count for short stories! That's a new one on me..... No publisher will sic the dogs on you....they just won't publish your work if they don't...
2008-07-04  Original ideas Dear Valerie, That's a good question--how DO writers come up with original ideas? You're right that every topic under the sun has been written about already. But a writer can write about anything that's...
2008-07-04  the creative process... Dear Al, Wow, this is quite a question! How do you spur the creative process? I think keeping an open mind and questioning everything--including your own assumptions and beliefs--is a good method. Also...
2008-05-29  inquiry: How to sell articles to magazines Hello, Amram! I will try my best to answer all of your questions. (By the way, one thing you may want to consider: don't use "Dear Sir" as a greeting unless you know for sure that the person you're...
2008-05-18  question please 1- Are you asking how you get someone to evaluate your work? If so, then then the answer is that you have to either ask someone you know to give you a critique, or pay someone to do so. 2-I suggest...
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