![]() ![]() If you'd have asked my 23-year-old self, I'd have predicted I'd have cranked out dozens of stories and maybe even a novel or two by now. But when it comes to fiction, it wasn't supposed to be this way. As a trade magazine editor, I actually do write for a living. I've always been a reader, and always seen myself as a writer. (Because I'm a glutton for punishment, you can read it on the "Mason" page I just put up, if you're interested.) ![]() ![]() And it wasn't great - one of my workshopmates called it "pretentious," and it's hard to disagree with that. Or, more accurately, not writing fiction.Įvery reader endeavors to write, right? But in 11 years since I graduated with a degree in Writing Intensive English (Marquette's English lit degree with 12 additional credit-hours of writing classes.pretty cool, eh?), I've produced precisely one short story. (As comedian Jim Gaffigan tweeted yesterday, "I have to give it up to myself for being so humble.") Today, though, let's talk about my most shameful literary failure: writing fiction. Last week, we learned about one of my literary successes: the 10-year-old reading journal list. ![]()
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