Jon Sparks#WritersCoffeeClub 3/4: Have you studied writing? Did it prepare you, or did you learn more by doing?
The only formal writing course I ever did was one week on ‘writing for outdoor magazines’. It was useful in terms of understanding that particular market, at that time, in the UK, but it didn’t teach me ‘how to write’. Teachers’ comments on school essays were some help, but by far the most valuable training I’ve ever had was from voracious and eclectic reading.
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The only formal writing course I ever did was one week on ‘writing for outdoor magazines’. It was useful in terms of understanding that particular market, at that time, in the UK, but it didn’t teach me ‘how to write’. Teachers’ comments on school essays were some help, but by far the most valuable training I’ve ever had was from voracious and eclectic reading.
#books #writing #writersofmastodon