What to Read and Why: Tips for Discerning Readers (Part IV)

This post is the fourth part in a series aimed at helping readers to more effectively identify books they will enjoy—that is, to invest their reading time wisely, and to reap all of the dividends accruing therefrom. The life of… Continue Reading

Our Most Anticipated Summer Reads

All we do over here at Blue Mesa Review is read. This is a side effect of being in an MFA program, which we all are, and running a literary magazine, which we all do. Luckily, we love reading. And… Continue Reading

Crawling Out of the Deep Pit of Despair that is Writing a Novel

Someone once told me that if you can write 70 pages of a novel you will finish it. I was on page 140 when I came very close to burning the entire thing. Sometimes writing workshops can be powerfully motivating,… Continue Reading