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About Me
About Me
Creative and technical writer located in Saint Paul, MN. I have a B.S. in Technical Writing and Communication with a Minor in Creative Writing from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. My creative focus is fiction writing, both speculative and realistic.
I started this website to track my journey as a creative writer. Though my profession is technical writing, creative writing is my passion. My favorite thing about writing is building connections and collaborating with other creative people, so please reach out!
Check out my work on the Portfolio page or see where my stories have been published before on the Featured Works page. I love hearing from other writers and readers, so please send feedback and business inquiries by filling out the form on the Contact Me page or emailing me at meganlange@eatbookswriting.com
Why Eat Books Writing?
Why Eat Books Writing?
There are a lot of Megans out there, but Eat Books Writing is a little more memorable. Find me all over the internet @eatbookswriting
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Inspirational Words
Inspirational Words
A writer should do whatever she wants. If she wants to make money, she should do it. If she wants to spend a year in the woods confronting herself and nature, she should do that. Do whatever teaches you the most about yourself and your work. Go where you are least comfortable. You might find new shit to eat there.
-Ottessa Moshfegh (via The Masters Review)
Currently Reading: "Eileen" by Ottessa Moshfegh
Currently Reading: "Eileen" by Ottessa Moshfegh
Currently Writing: New Reedsy Prompt #160
Currently Writing: New Reedsy Prompt #160
A return to Reedsy! I haven't entered a prompt contest since last fall, but I had some extra time today while road-tripping. The most serious writing I've had time to do in a few months and it really shows. It may not be my best work, but it felt good to get back into it.
A return to Reedsy! I haven't entered a prompt contest since last fall, but I had some extra time today while road-tripping. The most serious writing I've had time to do in a few months and it really shows. It may not be my best work, but it felt good to get back into it.
26 August 2022
Currently Reading: "I'm Glad My Mom Died" by Jennette McCurdy
Currently Reading: "I'm Glad My Mom Died" by Jennette McCurdy
Currently Writing: Editing Critiqued Works
Currently Writing: Editing Critiqued Works
Finally getting around to editing some of the work I got critiqued a few months back. Summer is busy, hopefully, the cold weather will come with more time to focus on writing. I don't have any projects currently under review, which is too bad, because there's nothing to look forward to! I need to be better at submitting widely.
Finally getting around to editing some of the work I got critiqued a few months back. Summer is busy, hopefully, the cold weather will come with more time to focus on writing. I don't have any projects currently under review, which is too bad, because there's nothing to look forward to! I need to be better at submitting widely.
15 August 2022
Currently Reading: "Lapvona" by Ottessa Moshfegh
Currently Reading: "Lapvona" by Ottessa Moshfegh
Currently Writing: Collaborative Creative Exercises
Currently Writing: Collaborative Creative Exercises
I've been doing some creative exercises with internet friends. Not much comes of it, but it keeps me creative even when I don't have time to do anything more substantial.
I've been doing some creative exercises with internet friends. Not much comes of it, but it keeps me creative even when I don't have time to do anything more substantial.
4 August 2022
Inspirational Words
Inspirational Words
If you can write one short story a week—it doesn't matter what the quality is to start, but at least you're practicing, and at the end of the year you have 52 short stories, and I defy you to write 52 bad ones. Can't be done.
-Ray Bradbury
Currently Reading: "Beloved" by Toni Morrison
Currently Reading: "Beloved" by Toni Morrison
Currently Writing: Small Paid Project
Currently Writing: Small Paid Project
I finally received the editorial feedback I requested from the Master's Review. Even though my story was not accepted, I still found the feedback very useful and informative. I'm looking forward to editing my piece and maybe submitting it elsewhere, but I have some other irons in the fire I need to take care of first.
I finally received the editorial feedback I requested from the Master's Review. Even though my story was not accepted, I still found the feedback very useful and informative. I'm looking forward to editing my piece and maybe submitting it elsewhere, but I have some other irons in the fire I need to take care of first.
8 June 2022
Currently Reading: "My Year of Rest and Relaxation" by Ottessa Moshfegh
Currently Reading: "My Year of Rest and Relaxation" by Ottessa Moshfegh
Currently Writing: Fractured Lit's "Ghost, Fable, and Fairy Tales Prize" Submission
Currently Writing: Fractured Lit's "Ghost, Fable, and Fairy Tales Prize" Submission
Flash Fiction is hard! Why didn't anyone tell me how kneecapping a 1000-word limit is? I wouldn't have even considered trying my hand at it, but the "Ghost, Fable, and Fairy Tales" prompt is pretty impossible to resist.
Flash Fiction is hard! Why didn't anyone tell me how kneecapping a 1000-word limit is? I wouldn't have even considered trying my hand at it, but the "Ghost, Fable, and Fairy Tales" prompt is pretty impossible to resist.
13 April 2022
Inspirational Words
Inspirational Words
Let go of the idea that somehow you can outsmart a first draft. Because I never met anybody who can.
-Leigh Bardugo
Currently Reading: "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
Currently Reading: "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
Currently Writing: The Masters Review Anthology XI Submission
Currently Writing: The Masters Review Anthology XI Submission
I am hoping to add something new to the "Short Stories" page on this website soon. I like to submit stories for publication though and sadly until I know whether or not they will be selected I can't publish them anywhere, even here. Once a story has been accepted for publication (or if they get rejected enough times and I give up) this site will be its forever home.
I am hoping to add something new to the "Short Stories" page on this website soon. I like to submit stories for publication though and sadly until I know whether or not they will be selected I can't publish them anywhere, even here. Once a story has been accepted for publication (or if they get rejected enough times and I give up) this site will be its forever home.
27 March 2022
Currently Reading: "American Psycho" by Bret Easton Ellis
Currently Reading: "American Psycho" by Bret Easton Ellis
Currently Writing: The Masters Review Winter Short Story Award Submission
Currently Writing: The Masters Review Winter Short Story Award Submission
I haven't had a serious writing weekend in a long time, and I put some (figurative) ink to paper over the last couple of days. I wrangled a work that I've been fighting with for a long time, and I'm proud to have finally finished it. I submitted it to The Masters Review Winter Short Story contest and also for editorial review. It will be the first time in a while I've had my work reviewed by an editorial team, so I'm super excited to hear back from them.
I haven't had a serious writing weekend in a long time, and I put some (figurative) ink to paper over the last couple of days. I wrangled a work that I've been fighting with for a long time, and I'm proud to have finally finished it. I submitted it to The Masters Review Winter Short Story contest and also for editorial review. It will be the first time in a while I've had my work reviewed by an editorial team, so I'm super excited to hear back from them.
30 January 2022
Inspirational Words
Inspirational Words
You might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page. You can't edit a blank page.
-Jodi Picoult.
Currently Reading: "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Currently Reading: "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Currently Writing: Short Story Starters
Currently Writing: Short Story Starters
I'm setting up some story starters I can return to throughout the year. "Dream Weaver" originated from a story I started in January 2021 and didn't return to until October. I've also raised my daily writing goal from 300 words to 500. I've been doing 300 words a day for the last four years, and it's time to kick it up a notch!
I'm setting up some story starters I can return to throughout the year. "Dream Weaver" originated from a story I started in January 2021 and didn't return to until October. I've also raised my daily writing goal from 300 words to 500. I've been doing 300 words a day for the last four years, and it's time to kick it up a notch!
5 January 2022
Currently Reading: "The Victorian Supernatural" by Nicola Brown, Carolyn Burdett, and Pamela Thurschwell
Currently Reading: "The Victorian Supernatural" by Nicola Brown, Carolyn Burdett, and Pamela Thurschwell
Let's be writing buddies! Find my NaNoWriMo profile at EatBooksWriting and let's get through this together.
Let's be writing buddies! Find my NaNoWriMo profile at EatBooksWriting and let's get through this together.
1 November 2021
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