tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311552286893704284.post2199615257007600383..comments2023-09-08T03:30:48.875-05:00Comments on Ask the Publishing Guru: Should You Take A Creative Writing Course?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311552286893704284.post-47028053116643362552010-07-03T06:36:07.483-05:002010-07-03T06:36:07.483-05:00Thanks for a great post! As the teacher of a creat...Thanks for a great post! As the teacher of a creative writing course designed for anyone from novice to professional writers, I would only quibble with one little thing you said...I don't really like the idea of dividing people into writers and non-writers (though I know that most people themselves make such classifications). I believe that writing is as natural, as human, and (nearly) as fundamental to our nature as breathing, eating, walking, dancing, and thus is for everyone. I believe that people who don't think of themselves as writers are people who have had an important part of their human birthright stolen from them somewhere along the way. For such people, it can be enormously liberating and joyful to reclaim <br />that birthright!Janet Hulstrandhttp://wingedword.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311552286893704284.post-36231619704751637962010-07-02T12:04:49.622-05:002010-07-02T12:04:49.622-05:00Excellent point! I agree that stretching your crea...Excellent point! I agree that stretching your creative mind is beneficial and very important, and writing class is a great way to do that. I think it goes the other way around too: writers should try and stretch their minds in lots of ways, like playing a musical instrument or doing sudoku. Stretching your mind in those ways may help your every day writing.<br /><br />Sarah Allen<br />(<a href="http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">mycreative writing blog</a>)Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.com