MFA in a Box - A Why to Write Book

MFA in a Box will help you take language from translucency to transparency, and make your readers feel like you've written for them alone. As author John Rember notes in the introduction, "MFA in a Box is not a how to write book. It's a why to write book.” By exploring the relationships between the writer and love, grief, place, family, race, violence. and more, Rember helps writers dive deep into their own writing. He also tells you what you'll find there and how to get back. Along the way, you'll learn how to see the world as a writer sees it.

"A big part of writing involves grappling with the terrors and discouragements that come when you have writing skills but can't project yourself or your work into the future,” says Rember. “My hope is that MFA in a Box will help writers balance the despair of writing with the joy of writing. It's a book designed to help you to find the courage to put truth into words and to understand that writing is a life-and-death endeavor—but that nothing about a life-and-death endeavor keeps it from being laugh-out-loud funny.

Nautilus Book Awards, Silver Winner - Writing/Creative Process Category
—Nautilus Book Awards, May 14, 2011

Eric Hoffer Book Award Grand Prize Short List, and 1st Runner Up - Reference Category
—Eric Hoffer Award, May 12, 2011

Midwest Book Awards, Finalist - Reference Category
—Midwest Independent Publishers Association, May 12, 2011