So you want to go to writing school, but you can't afford to leave your job and become a graduate student. In the past, only trust-fund kids could afford that kind of move.
Not anymore.
Erika Dreifus, the practicing writer guru (and Five Easy Questions graduate), is offering her low-residency handbook for free this month. Her Primer on Low-Residency Programs will introduce you to all the creative writing schools that allow you to work from home on your degree. (Thanks, Tom Kealey)
After reading a few of her short stories, I watched Miranda July's wonderful little film, Me and You and Everyone We Know. She's a great writer to watch. BookSlut has a great interview that explores July's unique, inspiring writing style.
The founder of the groundbreaking print-on-demand company, Lulu.com, is interviewed in the Guardian this weekend, giving an look at the economics of digital publication. Check it out:
"'You've got to pump at least 30,000 books through it every month just to pay the lease costs. Everyone understood this, but they didn't realise that it wasn't a question of 30,000 of the same book, or six runs of 5,000 books: it could be 30,000 completely different books, one at a time.' Lulu's average print run for a book is 'less than two'."
(Thanks to Poetry Hut for the link)
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