Posted by K.G. Schneider on November 22, 2006

You may be glad to hear it wasn't a scarce concept in the MFA writing program I attended. One of my instructors, Lewis Buzbee, went so far as to say the lit classes were more important than workshops. It's a debatable point, but one well worth debating.

Of course, Gibson meant "talented." A little bloggy typo. But that brings up another point: both reading and writing are iterative practices. Good books are the ones you reread.

Happy holidays, Lorcan, and thanks for your blog!

Posted by hmmm on November 27, 2006

What's a talented reader?

Lots of reading modes: critical, analytical, aesthetic, glutton, gourmand...

Posted by Deniel on December 19, 2006

You may be glad to hear it wasn't a scarce concept in the MFA writing program I attended. One of my instructors, Lewis Buzbee, went so far as to say the lit classes were more important than workshops. It's a debatable point, but one well worth debating.