Seton Hill University – Lynn Slaughter

Writers: We're a Supportive Group!

By Lynn Slaughter | December 10, 2017 |

When one of my dear writing friends, Ellen Birkett Morris, got an agent the other day, I think I was almost as excited as she was. Despite being an award-winning short story writer with an outstanding reputation, it wasn’t easy to find an agent for her first novel. I can definitely relate! Yet, in the…

Writing May Be a Solitary Occupation, But …

By Lynn Slaughter | October 30, 2016 |

Even before I tried writing a novel myself, I was fascinated by authors who wrote them. Curious about the folks writers regarded as their inspirations or helpmates along their journey toward publication, I invariably read the acknowledgements’ page

A Different Kind of Prayer

By Lynn Slaughter | January 27, 2016 |

Even though I’d volunteered to deliver the prayer at my recent MFA graduation from Seton Hill, I was a little nervous about how my version of a prayer would be received. Seton Hill is a Catholic university, and I am not Catholic—or even Christian. Instead, my faith tradition is Unitarian-Universalist. Believe it or not, the…