Ever heard this? Writing can't be taught. We have to teach ourselves, word by painful word. And most people probably won't ever get any good at it. Very macho, very tough love, and also completely untrue. Some writers love this point of view, which strikes me as, Pull the ladder up, boys, I'm aboard! … [Read more...] about The Creative Learning Cycle that Produces Glorious Writers
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Going from “Sometimes I Write” to “I Am a Writer” (New Workshop)
When I was in college, a lot of smart people thought that our society was becoming "post-literate" -- that the written word wasn't going to matter much any more. I didn't buy it, because even then (and, my friends, those were the internet dinosaur days) I could see how much the web relied on writing. There's so much advice out there for … [Read more...] about Going from “Sometimes I Write” to “I Am a Writer” (New Workshop)
