John Hattaway

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Blogging on Copyright

smokingpen | July 23, 2009

For those reaching this post first, I am a graduate student at Fairfield University in the Master’s of Fine Arts in Writing program and as a part of that program we are having seminars and panels on specific aspects of publishing and law regarding publishing as well as editors, publishers, and etc.
Joe is one of [...]

Live Blogging :: The Informal Publishing Panel

smokingpen | July 22, 2009

So, again, I am at the Fairfield University’s Master’s of Fine Art in Writing residency for Summer 2009, my first residency, and am currently sitting in the Publishing Panel, an informal panel of teachers/authors who have published and will be talking about their experience. I am going to try to make this a live blog, [...]

Currently Sitting in an Editor’s Panel

smokingpen | July 21, 2009

Today has been great. It always starts with breakfast at 7:45 a.m. which, I think, suggests that we aren’t very sensitive to the whole stereotypical writer working until the wee hours of the morning lifestyle, followed by our writer’s workshops. I will write more about those later.
In case you are unaware of what I am [...]

The Cost of Being Away from Home

smokingpen | July 21, 2009

Really quick . . .
I spent most of last night awake and (somewhat) wired, as far as someone who lives his life in a perpetual state of sleep deprivation, can be wired; however, after a conversation with Erin from Ender’s Island to where Google told me Wal-Mart was located (and I found a Super Chop-n-Shop [...]

One Last Thing Before Bed

smokingpen | July 20, 2009

As already stated, I am at Ender’s Island off of Mystic, CT for about ten days. I will make a trip home at the end of this week for around twenty hours to spend time with Erin and CAMPER, but for the most part my life is encompassed by that of the MFA-Writing writer.
Today was [...]

The First Full Day on Ender’s Island

smokingpen | July 20, 2009

Well, and I hope to make some more time later to write more, but today has been a rather good and successful day on Ender’s Island. With that said, this is a Catholic Franciscan retreat center named after St. Edmund. With that said, there are a few chapels on the grounds and I will [...]

Ender’s Island and Fairfield University

smokingpen | July 19, 2009

I have now started (I think it’s safe to say that) my Master’s of Fine Arts in Writing program as I am sitting in my room on Ender’s Island in the residence hall and have walked around the not very large island, used the bathroom, noted the pipes running across the top of the bridge [...]

for a variety of reasons

smokingpen | July 12, 2009

For a variety of reasons I can’t seem to sit down, long enough, at a computer and write out a blog entry. None of the reasons are due to lack of interest in the blog or, for that matter, lack of things to say. The world is an interesting place filled with opinions and people [...]

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