Teach Me Tonight

Were you formally trained as a writer? i.e., an MFA or college curriculum? Can you teach writing? Does it matter if you went to school for it?





The last “writing” course I took was in grade school, and that was penmanship. So, no, I have not had “formal” training as a writer. That’s not to say I feel formal training doesn’t matter. I don’t know what’s involved in a writing program, but I know many wonderful writers who have MFAs, so there is surely tremendous value to be found in a structured c...