Krash Course 2
(a) I have written four books on writers: Barbara Kingsolver, Kurt Vonnegut, Margaret Atwood, and Ralph Ellison. Much of my time as a teacher of writing has also been spent searching for and listening to writers write (and talk) about how they came to be writers.
A recurring theme is that formal schooling wasn't helpful; in fact, formal schooling is often identified as a hurdle to their lives as writers...
See this excellent article from The Guardian (U.K.) that brings this issue to light:
Roddy Doyle: the joy of teaching children to write
An excerpt from the article:
A recurring theme is that formal schooling wasn't helpful; in fact, formal schooling is often identified as a hurdle to their lives as writers...
See this excellent article from The Guardian (U.K.) that brings this issue to light:
Roddy Doyle: the joy of teaching children to write
An excerpt from the article:
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