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Whose Story Is It Anyway?

Stefon Mears — Official Website Posted on February 13, 2012 by StefonJuly 24, 2013

Newsflash: My story “Bedfellow” is in the current issue of KNOCK.  It’s a fairy tale of three CEOs trying to win the favor of a mighty senator. —– So, with my thesis comfortably (more or less) in the hands of … Continue reading →

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Anecdotes from My Residency VIII – A Slippery Situation

Stefon Mears — Official Website Posted on January 31, 2012 by StefonJuly 24, 2013

Newsflash: my essay “Pinging the Gods” is in the current issue of Witches and Pagans. We now return you to your regularly scheduled post: —– from the January 2012 residency Following my move to Portland, I was now within driving … Continue reading →

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The Terror of Finished

Stefon Mears — Official Website Posted on January 21, 2012 by StefonJuly 24, 2013

It was a marvelous residency, but I’ll talk about that in another post.  Right now I’m thinking about my thesis novel.  My thesis is in the hands of my second reader.  Its fate is outside my control, and will be … Continue reading →

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The Next Step

Stefon Mears — Official Website Posted on December 21, 2011 by StefonJuly 24, 2013

So, if all goes well, sometime in the next few weeks, my thesis novel will be approved by my thesis advisor and second reader.  When that time comes, I will have a manuscript that is about as finished as it … Continue reading →

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One Semester Ends, Another Approaches

Stefon Mears — Official Website Posted on December 12, 2011 by StefonJuly 24, 2013

In the last day or so, I have turned in my final poetry essay and what I hope will be the final revision of my thesis.  This semester is coming to a close, and I’m having trouble accepting it.  I’ve … Continue reading →

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When in Doubt, Ask a Character

Stefon Mears — Official Website Posted on November 28, 2011 by StefonJuly 24, 2013

Much has been made of the importance of getting to know your characters, with suggested tools such as questionnaires (what three things would your character bring to a deserted island?), histories (and then in kindergarten, she. . .), profiles (his … Continue reading →

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On Organization

Stefon Mears — Official Website Posted on November 15, 2011 by StefonJuly 24, 2013

Newsflash! I’ve changed to a new web host!  This one offers more flexibility and better support for WordPress, so much more of my website works now.  For example, my contact page now works, as does the comment system, and more.  … Continue reading →

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The Internal Reader

Stefon Mears — Official Website Posted on October 28, 2011 by StefonJuly 24, 2013

Much has been said in writing circles about the internal editor, that little voice inside you that critiques every word you write, often while you are writing.  Working with the internal editor is a process that every writer must understand … Continue reading →

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Summaries

Stefon Mears — Official Website Posted on October 17, 2011 by StefonJuly 24, 2013

“What is your book about?” I hear that question and the first thing I think is, “about seventy thousand words.”  That isn’t what the asker wants to know, of course.  The asker wants tell a whole seventy-thousand-word story in fifteen … Continue reading →

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Blind Spots

Stefon Mears — Official Website Posted on October 4, 2011 by StefonJuly 24, 2013

When I first considered going for an MFA, I faced this question: should I bother?  My assumption was that I should, but in my online research I kept finding echoes of that question, often expressed by people who had completed … Continue reading →

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