Stefon Mears earned his M.F.A. in Creative Writing from N.I.L.A., and his B.A. in Religious Studies (double emphasis in Ritual and Mythology) from U.C. Berkeley. Stefon's short pieces have sold to magazines such as Fireside and Strange Horizons and anthologies edited by Otto Penzler, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Kevin J. Anderson, Denise Little, Kerrie L. Hughes, and John Helfers. He has published more than thirty novels to date, including the Jumpstart Duchy series, the Rise of Magic series, the Cavan Oltblood series, and still others. Look for him online at https://www.stefonmears.com, on Facebook, or @stefonmears on Twitter. Sign up for his newsletter at stefonmears.com/join
Stefon Mears earned his M.F.A. in Creative Writing from N.I.L.A., and his B.A. in Religious Studies (double emphasis in Ritual and Mythology) from U.C. Berkeley. Stefon's short pieces have sold to magazines such as Fireside and Strange Horizons and anthologies edited by Otto Penzler, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Kevin J. Anderson, Denise Little, Kerrie L. Hughes, and John Helfers. He has published more than thirty novels to date, including the Jumpstart Duchy series, the Rise of Magic series, the Cavan Oltblood series, and still others. Look for him online at https://www.stefonmears.com, on Facebook, or @stefonmears on Twitter. Sign up for his newsletter at stefonmears.com/join
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This morning I sent off several pieces to magazines: two short stories and three or four poems. I have an essay I need to send out as well, and that will probably find the door sometime this evening. This was …Continue reading →
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I’m in the middle of a deep revision of my thesis novel right now. I’m going scene by scene through the whole manuscript, checking voice, point of view, metaphor choices, et cetera. I’m also allowing myself room to add detail …Continue reading →
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News Flash: The Prose-Poem Project has accepted my piece, “Trouble Sleeping the Night Before a Big Test.” We now return you to your regularly scheduled post. *** I’m back from residency, and when I’ve had a chance to catch up …Continue reading →
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News Flash: My prose poem “Phillips Head” has been accepted by “Third Wednesday”. Now back to our regularly scheduled post. —– In three days I begin my fourth residency at Whidbey. Technically I might qualify as an old hand at …Continue reading →
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At the August 2010 NILA residency, Mary Guterson spoke about her own path to professional novel-writing, and about her process as an author. I have a vivid image from her talk of her in a motel room (not like that!) …Continue reading →
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As much as I love drafting new material, I enjoy revision just as much. Nothing can beat the feeling of creating something new, but I get a deep sense of satisfaction from taking a piece and honing it until I’m …Continue reading →
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I’ve gotten tired of referring to my thesis as “my thesis.” A thesis is something that, once it’s finished, gets filed away in the school library and looked at only by other graduate students who are trying to find something …Continue reading →
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Not in the mood to cook on the Fourth of July, I ventured forth yesterday in search of fried chicken. Not exactly an epic quest – in the Bay Area you don’t have to drive far to find much of …Continue reading →
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Everyone knows that fiction writers are liars. It’s even a running gag in my MFA program, that has led to a series of interesting signs posted at the residency last August, but that’s fodder for another entry. The point is, …Continue reading →