yuvi zalkow - novelist, failed writer, schmo

I’m A Failed Writer #5: Writing in the Cold

Here is a video tribute to an incredible 1985 essay about writing and the need for durability by Ted Solotaroff. I apologize in advance for the comparison of the writing life to a bad game of Frogger.

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From Poop to Glimmer

This is a 20-minute presentation I gave during my MFA senior lecture at Antioch University. I originally created it as a coping mechanism for stage fright, but I’ve gotten feedback from people who attended the lecture or watched it online that they found it useful when thinking about their own process of writing, submitting, getting rejected, and eventually getting published. So let me know what you think…


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MFA degree

I just graduated from Antioch University with an MFA. So now I just kick back and wait for the money to roll in…