Makes perfect sense. The workshop is a tentative environment. The close friends and like minded pros things is different. It's fastball, while workshops are maybe softball?
Makes perfect sense. The workshop is a tentative environment. The close friends and like minded pros things is different. It's fastball, while workshops are maybe softball?
Well, the workshop method definitely works for a lot of people. I'm sure the extremely talented students in George's workshops at Syracuse learn a ton. But they have the good fortune of being part of a cohort that includes some of the country's best emerging writers. Not to mention incredible instructors. So it really comes down to the workshop itself. Unless you're in a great program, attending a workshop is often kind of a crapshoot and can end up harming your writing and/or your motivation. So I've found my own methods to get feedback. Not sure if that's fastball vs softball, but I hope you get my point.
Makes perfect sense. The workshop is a tentative environment. The close friends and like minded pros things is different. It's fastball, while workshops are maybe softball?
Well, the workshop method definitely works for a lot of people. I'm sure the extremely talented students in George's workshops at Syracuse learn a ton. But they have the good fortune of being part of a cohort that includes some of the country's best emerging writers. Not to mention incredible instructors. So it really comes down to the workshop itself. Unless you're in a great program, attending a workshop is often kind of a crapshoot and can end up harming your writing and/or your motivation. So I've found my own methods to get feedback. Not sure if that's fastball vs softball, but I hope you get my point.
All great points. Thanks!