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Following a Different Path: Is an MFA Right for You and Your Book?

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Mary Carroll Moore
Jun 19, 2010
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Scan any writers' magazine, browse any writers' website, and you read about Master of Fine Arts programs.  Are MFA programs all they're cracked up to be?  Is it worth the time, the money, the sheer effort?  I changed my life to get my MFA.  But I could also say my MFA changed my life.  I'm forever grateful I decided to get it, despite the cost, the prof…

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