![]() ![]() Historically they show up for the first day of the workshop looking like bright goofy ducklings who will follow me anywhere, but by the time the second class rolls around, they look at me as if the engagement is definitely off. Their sense of self and story shatters and crumbles to the ground. But after a few days at the desk, telling the truth in an interesting way turns out to be about as easy and pleasurable as bathing a cat. Year after year my students are bursting with stories to tell, and they start writing projects with excitement and maybe even joy-finally their voices will be heard, and they are going to get to devote themselves to this one thing they've longed to do since childhood. We have so much we want to say and figure out. ![]() Sheep lice do not seem to share this longing, which is one reason they write so very little. We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are. Getting Started The very first thing I tell my new students on the first day of a workshop is that good writing is about telling the truth. ![]()
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