Pamela Burger, CUNY Writing Fellow
I used to be a great writer. That is to say, I used to do all the things a writer is supposed to do, practice all the “good habits” laid out in this issue of Revisions.
Boone Gorges, Instructional Designer, Educational Technology Lab
There's something romantic about the image of René Descartes locking himself in a cabin to write his Meditations on First Philosophy.
Ann Podracky, Graduate student, MFA Program in Creative Writing and Literary Translation
When you start, ask the higher power to ensure that you won’t become distracted with stains on the wall beyond your computer screen and spend an hour looking for the right cleaning product which you find and rub vigorously on the stains until all the paint is removed from the wall...
Tim Recuber, CUNY Writing Fellow
Writing is often a quixotic task. Like the adventures of Don Quixote, one’s attempts to explore ideas in writing are frequently full of peril and self-deception, and they very rarely end as successfully as one had hoped. Perhaps that’s why a large body of “how-to” and “self-help” literature has sprouted up in the past two decades offering advice to aspiring or struggling writers.
Story by Ugo Eze
Drawing by Eugene Henderson
Story by Ugo Eze Drawing by Eugene Henderson...