To learn about the writing life, ask a writer. Commentary by dozens of authors and allied professionals makes this scrapbook-style six-part series a fascinating and informative learning experience for students of creative writing and literature. A mix of interviews, panel discussions, mini-documentaries, profiles, and fun facts, these programs offer valuable insights into issues as varied as dealing with rejection letters and bad reviews, the importance of research when writing a novel, the impact of blogging on writing, rising niche genres such as graphic novels, and censorship, a threat aimed at the very jugular of self-expression. 6-part series, 26-30 minutes each.

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The Series Includes : Challenges of the Writing Life | The Writing Process: Research | Writing Online | Alternate Literary Voices and Vehicles | Writers and Censorship | Feminist Literary Voices

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