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Here are some shots from Genevieve Eldredge, Elle Stone, and Martina Tate's thesis defenses in Seton Hill's Writing Popular Fiction program last night. In our program, students write and revise a novel over two years, workign one-on-one with two different "mentors" (aka advisors) and a mix of critique groups online all the way...culminating in a reading and defense in their final residency.  They talk about their writing process, and answer questions from an audience of peers and teachers about their choices and career plans.  Congrats to everyone for prenting their completed novels -- and best wishes in acquiring a publisher!…

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The entering class of the MFA in Writing Popular Fiction received a free iPad2 from Seton Hill University as part of our campus' "Griffin Technology Advantage" program.  I believe they are the first group to get these devices (last year everyone on campus received a free first-generation ipad). I taught a class in "Critiquing and Clarity" right after they got the devices, and when I asked them to pose for a photo they all immediately took pictures of their faces with the iPad cameras and posed in these clever ways. A fun group of creative folks!