What, Why, How: Cynthia Harrison

WHAT?

I am a writing fiend; I write everything. Journals. Journalism. Poetry. Book reviews. Masters Thesis. Blog. Short stories. Novels. Even a movie treatment for HBO. The fascinating history of all this is in my creative writing memoir (disguised as a textbook) for my college freshman creative writing students. I tell my writing story, with examples, and give homework exercises to get the creative juices flowing.

One bored summer, feeling sorry for myself because I was teaching not writin...