"Graduate school is a great time to have a baby" is actually crazy. I had no idea that the memoir genre had such little audience (or better yet, a prejudice) since it's literally one of my favourite genres. Human stories will always have a special place in my heart and I doubt I'm the only one in this. How often is Kafka discussed without bringing up his childhood, or Dostoevsky without his life story? I think it makes for an interesting read and if you do ever come to publish that memoir, just know that there will always be a loyal reader eager to read it.
I only went for a MA, but I still experienced my writing “maturing in reverse.” Grad school just felt like learning a new, needlessly complicated language.
Wow. So many feelings come up as I read this post. Sometimes I feel like so much has changed from my own graduate school days and we are all in a better place. But some days I think nothing has changed at all. I am grateful for all you have done to make me feel like there has been progress!
"Graduate school is a great time to have a baby" is actually crazy. I had no idea that the memoir genre had such little audience (or better yet, a prejudice) since it's literally one of my favourite genres. Human stories will always have a special place in my heart and I doubt I'm the only one in this. How often is Kafka discussed without bringing up his childhood, or Dostoevsky without his life story? I think it makes for an interesting read and if you do ever come to publish that memoir, just know that there will always be a loyal reader eager to read it.
I only went for a MA, but I still experienced my writing “maturing in reverse.” Grad school just felt like learning a new, needlessly complicated language.
Wow. So many feelings come up as I read this post. Sometimes I feel like so much has changed from my own graduate school days and we are all in a better place. But some days I think nothing has changed at all. I am grateful for all you have done to make me feel like there has been progress!
I would totally read that book.