i aim high. i'm enlisting barthes, chabon, & didion, running a dragnet through their work in order to help my own. that said, such a path is still a one-way street, & in the long run, the potential to make me a better writer is limited. the contribution is indirect, & while i learn a great deal, i must still be my own teacher. recalling the experience of some of my students, i realize that i need to get someone else involved. fortunately, i've found some good someone-elses in the New York Writers' Coalition.
i went to my first meeting today & have decided to attend as regularly as possible. at first, i wasn't entirely sure how it would go, as i'm rather demanding of my readers. plus, the session was going to revolve around prompts. honestly, i hate prompts. prompts are satan's spawn. but then i did this:
i went to my first meeting today & have decided to attend as regularly as possible. at first, i wasn't entirely sure how it would go, as i'm rather demanding of my readers. plus, the session was going to revolve around prompts. honestly, i hate prompts. prompts are satan's spawn. but then i did this: