Transcending the Syllabus, By Connor Rystedt
Why Overworked College Students Need to Remember that Reading is Actually Fun This isn't what it looks like. This isn't Just Another Blog Post giving you chic little tactics for how you can overcome the inevitable storm of finals-week stress. If you're anything like...
Zoologies: On Animals and the Human Spirit by Alison Hawthorne Deming, Reviewed by Sophia Myerly
Zoologies: On Animals and the Human Spirit Alison Hawthorn Deming Milkweed Editions October 2014 ISBN 9781571314697 Reviewed by SOPHIA MYERLY In her fourth book of creative non-fiction, Alison Hawthorne Deming seeks to examine the increasingly tenuous links...
Three Things to Jumpstart That Wordcount, by Morgan Miller
With National Novel Writing Month just around the corner, those of us who are readying to participate in the 50k word endeavor are probably sweating bullets. If you're like me—a full-time college student juggling a heck-ton of work and just trying to keep your mental...
To the Next Step: MFA Applications, by Paul Patane
Applying to MFA programs can be a little like exploring the Wild West, especially if you’re not sure how the process works. If you’ve decided to apply to Master of Fine Art programs but aren’t sure what to expect or how the process works, you’ve come to the right place.
Dealing With Literary Rejections, by DJ Hill
You’ve finally done it. Early mornings and sleepless nights spent staring at a computer screen. You’ve pined, labored, edited, and re-edited every phrase, every comma, until at last you are satisfied there is nothing left to be done. You click “submit” and your...
Notes on Joni Tevis’ Visit
The Runestone Creative Nonfiction editorial board was pleased to be given the task of transcribing and editing the interview with our visiting writer, Joni Tevis. The following are the thoughts and reflections of each member as they took Tevis’ spoken words and turned...
BLACK APERTURE by Matt Rasmussen, Reviewed by Sandra Youngs
Black Aperture begins with a bullet, opening a hole for the reader to step through into a moment, an event, and all the repercussions of such a decision. Matt Rasmussen writes with starkly honest grief. He does not shy away from the intimate details of what his brother’s suicide has wrought…
What a Writer Can Learn From a Gamer, by Justin Delzer
No matter the format, story and narrative can be found in the oddest of places. Why do we love to read? To find a story, no matter where it lies.
Young Adult Recommendations, by Allie Fogelberg
Young Adult is one of my favorite genres to read. It is also one that has many series. Choosing favorite series of this genre can be both easy and hard. While YA may not always get the credit it deserves, the quality of writing is actually quite high and it does have...
Satisfactions of Slam Poetry: George Watsky, by Sandra Youngs
Poetry sounds good on the page, right? There’s something so satisfying about scanning the layout of the piece before starting from the top and following the author’s thoughts down the page. It’s a pleasure to note the choices they made for line and stanza breaks, and...
Help! I Can’t Write Blog Posts, by Effie Barnes
Staying active in the literary world is one of the most important things an emerging writer can do. One way to do this is by writing blog posts.
My One Key Piece of Writer’s Block Advice, by Jenna Engfer
If you struggle with writer’s block or don’t know what to do in the temporary lapse of the creative flow, don’t get discouraged.I can recall more than a few times as a writer that I have experienced coming up against a huge, solid wall. My brain shuts off and I feel...
