I’m a writer. I was a writer. I will be a writer; I’m going to write again. I find myself saying some version of these sentences pretty often, especially because working on Blue Mesa Review means being surrounded by creative… Continue Reading
Today is the big day! June 1st – the opening of Blue Mesa Review’s Annual Writing Contest. Submit your best fiction and poetry all the way through August 31st. For more details, see the contest portion of our website.… Continue Reading
Are you on Twitter? If you’re a writer you should be. I know everyone tells you this all the time, but they’re right. Social media is not just a tool for the procrastinators among us (though, for the most part,… Continue Reading
If it’s not fun, it’s just not worth it. You should work hard if you want to be a writer, but there’s a level at which it has to be fun for you, too. So remind yourself: – The things… Continue Reading
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
I’ve found that when I read often, I write better and more often. In honor of that, I’ll share with you some of the ways I or other writers try to keep words around us throughout the day. Surround Yourself… Continue Reading
It’s hard sometimes to prioritize writing, something we love, over the things that feel practical and necessary to get done, and once we can prioritize them, we’ve sometimes taken too long of a break from writing regularly for it to… Continue Reading
Summer has hit Albuquerque and it feels like a punch in the stomach. The weather reads 99 degrees today, 100 degrees tomorrow, 101 degrees on Friday. You’ll most likely find me lying face down in my “home office” located in… Continue Reading