[stylist] new writing assignment?

[Barbara Hammel]

I agree with you, Chris.  It must have just been the desire to make some new 
beginnings with the new year, but once it came we fell back into old habits. 
I would like to find a group who is serious about improving their writing 
skills.  I guess if you and I are the only ones going to do this, it may not 
even be worth our time?
It makes me sad to see this because I was immensely enjoying all the 
different writings.  I tried to make the effort to comment on people's 
things.  If we can't learn how to critique a piece--or take criticism about 
our own--how can we improve our own skills?
And if folks don't like our remarks and think their work is fine the way 
they wrote it, we have to accept that, too, because ultimately they are the 
ones who wrote it and so it's their baby.

I liked Brad's comment about not having the time to do it this time so I 
should just go chop up an onion.  That was cute.
I wonder just how many students are on this list who are busy with homework.
Barbara



Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. -- Carl Sandburg
-----Original Message----- 
From: Chris Kuell
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 8:09 AM
To: Writer's Division Mailing List
Subject: Re: [stylist] new writing assignment?

Barbara,

I think your March writing prompt is fine, and I'll toss it around and see
if I come up with anything. But, this is an apathetic group, and it's not as
interesting when people don't participate. I think we had 8 people
contribute in December, 5 in January and only three in February, and even
fewer bothered to read and critique. I'm not sure how many people belong to
this list, but that's a poor response rate, no matter how you look at it.

chris



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