Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA
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Writer, bookworm, sci-fi space cadet, and coffee+tea fanatic living in Brooklyn. I have an MS in Integrated Design & Media and an MFA in Fiction from NYU. I share poetry on Instagram as @SleeplessAuthoress.
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The Covered Carriage
It always strikes her as a little odd, when she waits in line for coffee or stands at the bus stop. It isn’t every day that she sees this woman with tired blue eyes pushing a stroller, but she runs into her fairly often, whether it’s at the grocery store or leaving the mall.
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA4 years ago in Fiction
6 Tips to Ace Phone Screening Interviews. Top Story - August 2021.
In the wonderful world of Zoom, there are still some businesses that start with the old-fashioned phone screening. If your calendar is just full of phone screenings and no in-person interviews, it’s time to step up your game.
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA4 years ago in Journal
5 Tips for Authors Submitting to Literary Journals
“Is writing the punishment or reward? A secondary gain?” — Rachel Zucker, SoundMachine Every literary journal crusader experiences it. You put your heart into your work, you submit your work broadly, and have little blossom of hope when the submission confirmation emails pile up.
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA5 years ago in Journal
4 Mistakes I Made in My 4th Manuscript
“The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.” — Philip Roth Looking at your writing with a fresh eye can help you find mistakes you never noticed before. When you look back on your writing, you start to see all the faults. Instead of camping out in a dark corner, start fixing them.
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA5 years ago in Journal
Do You Have a Goal When Writing Poetry?
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” ― Mary Oliver How often do you mindfully sit down to write something with a goal in mind? Are you acting on an idea? Or are you purposefully working toward a specific goal?
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA5 years ago in Poets
Saying Goodbye to Your Yoga Studio
When I first started practicing yoga, I was singly focused on two things; the general health benefits and losing weight. That was all I was concerned with and all I was looking to do. I was all about results, I wasn't expecting to really care all that much about the process.
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA5 years ago in Longevity
8 Ways to Save Money When Moving. Top Story - March 2021.
Apartment living has its pros and cons. On one hand, renting gives you a lot of freedom to find jobs in different places and seek out promotions. It's almost inevitable to move around a lot when you’re early in your career.
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA5 years ago in Journal
What It’s Like Growing up in a Tourist Area
There are certain sights a tourist may never see. In areas that seem like seaside paradise in the summer, it's hard to imagine a snow-covered beach in the winter. People who keep on visiting their favorite vacation places regardless of when the peak season is can get a glimpse of what it's like for locals to watch the ebb and flow of humanity each off-season.
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA5 years ago in Wander
How Are We Shaping Social Interaction in VR?
Up until I started working on my master’s at NYU, I always saw virtual reality strictly as a gaming technology. While applying VR to games is certainly enjoyable and has made for some of the most fun exercise I’ve done in my life, that’s not VR’s only application. Yet just like a good game in VR requires extremely thoughtful game design, crafting other VR experiences, including social ones, requires careful design decisions.
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA5 years ago in Education
You Can’t Rely on Motivation, but It Helps Sometimes
“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt I often end up feeling drained from the simplest activities in life. I feel tired from writing, from taking care of myself, just from getting through ordinary days. But when I feel that fatigue creeping in, I have two thoughts.
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA5 years ago in Writers
