CRAFT IN THE REAL WORLD

The traditional writing workshop was established with white male writers in mind/ what we call craft is informed by their cultural v alues. In this bold and original examination of elements of writingincluding plot, character, conflict, structure, and believabilit yand aspects of workshopincluding the silenced writer and the imagined readerMatthew Salesses asks questions to invigorate these familiar concepts. He upends Western notions of how a story must progress. How can we rethink craft, and the teaching of it, to bett er reach writ...[Read more]