All posts in "genre"

Notes on Culture and Craft, part 1

Nov 7, 2016

I've written here before about culture and craft, but have been thinking about the ways genres are classified. I just took my comprehensive exams, and a large part of the fiction exam revolved around genres. Some thoughts below, in part one of something new. As...

“Pure Craft” Is a Lie (Part 2)

Feb 12, 2016

This is a continuation of last week's Part 1 post of "'Pure Craft' Is a Lie." The series continues in Part 3 and Part 4. * * * Some of you may be thinking, fine, what’s wrong with teaching student writers to write using cultural norms? Why shouldn’t we teach writers...