by Kurt | Apr 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
Author Hanif Kureishi went on record last month in U.K. paper the Independent, calling creative writing courses a “waste of time.” And he should know — he’s a creative writing teacher. Yes, that’s right. The author of The Buddha of...
by Word | Aug 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
I read a piece in the New York TimesĀ earlier this summer about English majors. Titled “The Decline and Fall of the English Major,” it was written by a nonfiction writing teacher who pointed out that the number of English majors has drastically declined in...
by Word | Aug 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Everyone writes. Everyone is a writer. But how seriously do we all take it? Do we even consider ourselves to be writers? We all tell stories. It can be at a bar or a party with friends; in an email to your family; or during a meeting with work colleagues. Stories hold...