Writing Workshops – Jenel Alan

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October 2, 2025Writing

The High and Lows of Online MFA Feedback

A couple of weeks ago in my MFA class we turned in a scene. We were told it should follow an introduction scene we had written for a previous class and that we should summarize that whole earlier scene in about 50 words (which is almost impossible). So I followed the directions – at least…

September 22, 2025Writing

3 Kinds of Feedback I Mostly Ignore

In many of my MFA classes, including the one I’m currently taking, I get a lot of feedback on my creative work. It’s part of why I wanted to pursue an MFA, but sometimes figuring out how to process it is challenging. After taking lots of classes, and working with critique partners over the years,…