Comments on: Bird by Bird http://www.numskullery.com/2005/05/10/bird-by-bird/ Dare to be Stupid - Stupid Like a Fox Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:56:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: shelley http://www.numskullery.com/2005/05/10/bird-by-bird/#comment-89 shelley Sat, 14 May 2005 20:47:12 +0000 http://numskullery.com/?p=33#comment-89 Good book. :) Good book. :)

]]> By: chris http://www.numskullery.com/2005/05/10/bird-by-bird/#comment-88 chris Wed, 11 May 2005 02:31:26 +0000 http://numskullery.com/?p=33#comment-88 When I was working on my BA, I took a creative writing class, and my instructor never mentioned it either. Of course, it had only been out for a year or so at that time. But as I was reading it this past week, I was thinking about where this book would fit in a course. It's not about the How-Tos of writing or about how to analyze stories, which some instructors like to focus on; it's more about the intellectual and emotional struggle of doing the actual writing, regardless of whether it's good or bad. This book is something that I would suggest to my students to read on their own time (yeah, right, like that's going to happen) and for their own enrichment. Also, in my class, we each had to write three stories, the class met twice a week, and we tried to squeeze in discussion about two or three stories each class period. We each had to make copies of our stories and pass them out at least one week before class discussion. It was always a struggle to stay on schedule because there was so much to talk about with each story. I think that alone would keep me from using this book -- even though I love it -- in the classroom. When I was working on my BA, I took a creative writing class, and my instructor never mentioned it either. Of course, it had only been out for a year or so at that time.

But as I was reading it this past week, I was thinking about where this book would fit in a course. It’s not about the How-Tos of writing or about how to analyze stories, which some instructors like to focus on; it’s more about the intellectual and emotional struggle of doing the actual writing, regardless of whether it’s good or bad. This book is something that I would suggest to my students to read on their own time (yeah, right, like that’s going to happen) and for their own enrichment.

Also, in my class, we each had to write three stories, the class met twice a week, and we tried to squeeze in discussion about two or three stories each class period. We each had to make copies of our stories and pass them out at least one week before class discussion. It was always a struggle to stay on schedule because there was so much to talk about with each story. I think that alone would keep me from using this book — even though I love it — in the classroom.

]]> By: Christine http://www.numskullery.com/2005/05/10/bird-by-bird/#comment-87 Christine Wed, 11 May 2005 02:09:06 +0000 http://numskullery.com/?p=33#comment-87 Stacey just recommended that book to me. I'm gonig to get check it out. Stacey just recommended that book to me. I’m gonig to get check it out.

]]> By: Amber http://www.numskullery.com/2005/05/10/bird-by-bird/#comment-86 Amber Tue, 10 May 2005 23:11:40 +0000 http://numskullery.com/?p=33#comment-86 I was supposed to buy that book for a Creative Writing class at NYU but never did. No one in the class did. Actually, the professor (er, TA) never referenced it at all. Still, I <i>would</i> be interested in reading it. I was supposed to buy that book for a Creative Writing class at NYU but never did. No one in the class did. Actually, the professor (er, TA) never referenced it at all.

Still, I would be interested in reading it.

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