There Are No Accidents in Writing

My today's guest is Gabriela Pereira. Gabriela is the Creative
Director and Instigator of DIY MFA, the do-it-yourself
alternative to a Masters degree in writing. She earned an MFA
from The New School and has taught writing both online and at
writing conferences. Her book about DIY MFA is due out in Spring,
2016 from Writer’s Digest Books. Learn more at DIYMFA.com.


We spoke about writing, of course and below are the highlights
of our conversation.
What Gabriela Said

Whenever I see a debut author launch their first book it makes me
realize that magic is possible.


I do believe that writing is a teachable skill.


There are no accidents in writing.


You should strive to reach the point when you can break the rules
on purpose.


There is no right or wrong way of writing because that would mean
putting your brain on autopilot and following the rules.


Every word should be in your writing for a reason.


When you're just putting your words on a page you're creating the
raw material.


Putting words in a page may be a struggle.


Once you've gotten yourself into a routine and into a habit of
writing fairy regularly it's a lot easier to sustain that
momentum.


I believe that writers should write the thing that doesn't make
them want  to break the computer.


If you hate it - don't write it.


You wanna remember the individual humans behind the numbers.
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