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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.
I like the fact that good stories simultaneously teach and entertain.
I hope to further develop and refine my writing style and publish my own work.
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Dear Alex, There is no "best" way to start a murder mystery. What's most important in a mystery--or any written story for that matter--is the writing. From there, storytelling technique takes over for
Hi, Chelsie! Your monster sounds crazy! :) How about this: Your monster is super ugly and scary, but all he really wants to do is help people. But every time he tries, people run away, or try to attack
Hi Steven, I can understand why your prose might be jarring if you've been writing screenplays. I think I would have a hard time writing screenplays after writing short stories all my life. My first
Oh, sorry. I could have sworn someone named Demetrius sent me a story (sci-fi) a while ago for critique. I thought it was you. I am happy to give you a free critique on this site for a short piece,
Hi Demetrius, I don't think you should hang everything you do on my every word. You are the writer. You need to make the judgment call before sending things off. I'm not the God of Writing. What should
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