Carrie Mumford - Writer & Editor

The Budget-Friendly, Mostly-At-Home MFA

Carrie Mumford — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:47:06 +0000

I would love to complete a MFA (Master of Fine Arts). I’ve heard both the good and the bad about aspiring writers pursuing an MFA, but that hasn’t dissuaded me. What has dissuaded me is the cost and the time. I was recently chatting with a writing friend who is working away at her MFA. I was lamenting about how now is [...]

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Is Social Media Mandatory for Writers?

Carrie Mumford — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:25:30 +0000

While reading a recent blog post by Penelope Trunk, I found my way to this article from Forbes: 3 Reasons You Should Quit Social Media in 2013. It was a relief. Here’s my dirty secret: I’ve wanted to quit social media for months. I’ve been thinking lately about the value of social media for writers. [...]

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Wishing You Warm & Wonderful Holidays!

Carrie Mumford — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 02:58:28 +0000

I hope you have a warm and wonderful holiday season! Here in Calgary we’re expecting highs (HIGHS?!) of -20 °C, so you can be sure I’ll be snuggled up with a book and a blanket (and maybe some egg nog). Today one of my short stories, Paris in a Bottle, was published in Mused, the [...]

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Why I Stopped Journaling

Carrie Mumford — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:58:18 +0000

I started writing in a journal when I was in grade 3. One of my teachers took my parents aside on parent-teacher night and suggested that they get me a notebook so I could write my ideas down. I think this came about because I wasn’t paying attention in math class, but it in hindsight [...]

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5 Reasons to Attend the When Words Collide Conference

Carrie Mumford — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 19:48:11 +0000

What’s the best way to get 3 full days of advice on writing, publishing and promoting for $65? Attend the When Words Collide Conference for writers and readers in Calgary, Alberta! I attended When Words Collide (WWC for short) last year. It was my first-ever writers’ conference, and I was nervous, awkward and unsure right [...]

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Get Feedback on Your Writing

Carrie Mumford — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:34:58 +0000

How to Get Feedback on Your Writing Have you ever sought out feedback on your writing? While asking for feedback can be scary, in my experience, it’s almost always helpful, especially if you get feedback from the right person. Getting feedback is one of the fastest ways to improve your writing. It’s amazing how much [...]

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How to Protect Your Privacy on Facebook – Part 4

Carrie Mumford — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 16:58:10 +0000

I’ve always had a tenuous relationship with Facebook. I’ve deleted my account three times now (double-tap, fully deleted), and if you ask me if I like Facebook on any given day, I’ll tell you “No,” without hesitation. Why this hate of Facebook? Their ever-shifting security policies terrify me. But, despite my fear of the Facebook, [...]

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How to Keep Your Twitter Account Safe – Part 3

Carrie Mumford — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:29:49 +0000

Welcome to Part 3 of my 4-part series about fighting back against spam! If you missed the previous two parts in this Tips for Fighting Spam Series, you can view them using the links at the bottom of this post. How to Keep Your Twitter Account Safe: Twitter is one of my favourite places [...]

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5 Reasons You Should Attend a Writing Conference This Summer

Carrie Mumford — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 01:09:37 +0000

Writing can be a lonely pursuit. The nature of the job means that writers spend a fair bit of time alone with a notebook or a keyboard, slinging words onto the page. I usually find myself hoping that what I’m writing is ‘good,’ or at the very least, getting better, but I’m never sure; it’s [...]

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How to Reduce Spam Comments on Your WordPress Blog – Part 2

Carrie Mumford — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 14:55:30 +0000

If you’ve ever checked your blog to find that you have 1,234,567 (or any other annoyingly high number) new comments, only to learn they’re all from spammers, this post is for you! Recently spam comments on my blog started to become a real problem. I was getting almost 100 new spam comments a day (which [...]

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