The Writers' Workshop at Work - Advice - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views
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When I run a workshop, no one—including me—is allowed to say "I want" about someone else's writing. It's not about what you want. That might be an entirely different essay. It's about what the writer is trying to do and how you can help.
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Keith Hamon on 11 Apr 11So why don't we evaluate student writing this way? To begin with, why don't we create writing opportunities that encourage students to want to say something, and then give them feedback that teases out what they want to say and helps them say that?
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I think the writers' workshop is an appropriate model for academics who want to make their manuscripts better. Creative writers have been "workshopping" each other's stuff for a long time. The workshop model can lead to tears, to bruised egos, and, occasionally, to black eyes. But the right group can produce better work.
