This article has some great points, though part of me despairs by asking “then what AM I supposed to be doing to convince people to come see me?” It seems connected to the “pull not push” element that was discussed in these two posts here:
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Riiiiigggggghhht??
So, if you haven’t heard already, this author decided to go to graduate school (ten years after graduating undergrad). Sticking to the brand apparently, I am working on a degree called Political Ecology, which is basically if politics and environmentalism had an activist baby with every other field of academia.
My debut novel, Jagged Emerald City, has a particular story of how it came to be, why it came to be, and what I learned while doing so.
My dear friend Nicole Evans has just launched her debut novel: BLOOD PRICE. As someone who has had the privilege to read initial drafts and hear brainstorming sessions, I am so excited that this hauntingly beautiful and real book is coming out into the world.
Oh hell yes.