Tayari's Blog: Tombstone Tuesday
Posted by TayariJones on June 26, 2007 12:40 PM
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Travels & Rambles
This is the most recent "tombstone" in the Mansfield Studio, where I am working on my third novel. You can see from the signatures one of the reasons MacDowell is my favorite colony.
I am not ashamed to say that I have been around the colony block, so I am in a position to compare and contrast. Some of the more elite colonies operate on a caste system-- the more famous people get the better workspaces. When I went to one such place, I spent the first week and a half trying to figure out how to interpret my room assignment!
But as you can see here a writers at various stages in their careers have been in the humble Mansfield studio. Publishing powerhouses like Michael Chabon and Mary Gaitskill have worked here as well as younger writers like me and Julie Orringer.
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Comment #1, by Manchild ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.tayarijones.com/blog/nav-commenters.gif)
Hello Ms. Tayari Jones,
As a sign of respect, I tip my hat to you for all that you've accomplished as you pursue your big dream.
Manchild
June 27, 2007 06:23 AM
Comment #2, by rebecca
i was in DC this week for ALA and one of my friends told me that there was a McDowell Colony exhibit somewhere, at one of the millions of museums in DC, but i didn't get a chance to see it. hope you're having an enchanted time there and having hourly bouts of inspiration.
June 27, 2007 12:47 PM
Comment #3, by Jackie
Michael Chabon, Mary Gaitskill! Oh my!!
June 29, 2007 08:44 AM