ThomasLitchford

Here’s a fun(ny) piece on young writers and writing workshops from Slate.com.

I’ve thought periodically about the value of writing workshops, and I keep coming to the conclusion that the workshops try to simplify what should be a difficult process. Writing good books should be hard. Getting published should be hard. Workshops, to me, seem like a way for talented young writers to network with established old(er) writers and, thereby, find an agent and/or publisher. It’s like getting into publishing through a side door.