Welcome to MFA Lore, offering the essence of an MFA in creative writing, minus the tuition. Each week you'll get the benefit of my decades as a bestselling author, ghostwriter, and MFA advisor.
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Literary craft and publishing secrets I shared with my MFA students over 15 years as a faculty advisor, novelist, and ghostwriter. I'll interview industry pros and other bestselling authors here, too. If you're working on a memoir, novel, short story, or other creative nonfiction, this weekly newsletter for paid subscribers is for you!
Formerly writerintheworld.com, this free collaborative site for MFA alumni & faculty shares weekly words and wisdom about everything we are doing in the world.
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Occasional posts on Chinese American heritage and multiracial identity.
Free visual and verbal writing prompts for inspiration and reflection.
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Books
Glorious Boy
"For readers who are unafraid to be swept away." - Booklist, starred review
Cloud Mountain
Based on the true story of Aimee's grandparents, a Chinese scholar-revolutionary, and his American teacher, whose courtship blooms during the Great San Francisco Earthquake
Flash House
"A sweeping espionage thriller... of Communist China in 1949." -STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly
Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders
The causes, cures, and consequences of anorexia and bulimia nervosa
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