tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204718322638463179.post299216365807577260..comments2023-10-08T03:36:14.869-06:00Comments on Reflections on the Writing Life: Wendell Berry: The Writer's ObligationAlice C. Linsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204718322638463179.post-87976015483032257282018-10-26T08:08:28.745-06:002018-10-26T08:08:28.745-06:00I heard John Updike speak at the Kent State Writer...I heard John Updike speak at the Kent State Writers' Conference in 1996. I had the opportunity to speak with him personally and his advice corresponds to Wendell Berry's. Updike explained that he wrote in the morning, usually no more than 3 pages, and he read in the afternoon. Reading good writing makes for better writing.Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204718322638463179.post-40662275148235026852008-09-17T03:50:00.000-06:002008-09-17T03:50:00.000-06:00Anonymous, high school students are the most "tren...Anonymous, high school students are the most "trendy" creatures on earth. They are interested in the trends of the past also. Have them read the 3 opening paragraphs of 7 great classics from different periods. Tell them to act as investigators and determine what was the literary trend or style. Make it a competition between small groups who have to defned their author. Don't make them read all of Oliver Twist, Crime and Punishment, The Last of the Mohicans and Ivanhoe until they can digest and appreciate 3 paragraphs.Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204718322638463179.post-26624960750586378082008-09-15T22:37:00.000-06:002008-09-15T22:37:00.000-06:00Yes this is a wonderfully insightful letter and so...Yes this is a wonderfully insightful letter and so timely. Still, the task is very difficult. Most of the advice I get on trying to engage students deals with "meeting them where they are" and finding things which interest them. Mostly this means reading about celebrities and cars. I try to present them with quality literature, work that has stood the test of time, and they most often hate it. What is more, my colleagues view me as out of touch and didactic. It all seems so wonderful on paper, but in the real world it is different, and much more difficult.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204718322638463179.post-86915672579317150912008-03-27T18:24:00.000-06:002008-03-27T18:24:00.000-06:00A so timely, given the ubiquitous lies of politica...A so timely, given the ubiquitous lies of political correctness.Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204718322638463179.post-13791917329602618892008-03-27T13:24:00.000-06:002008-03-27T13:24:00.000-06:00That is a wonderfully insightful letter.That is a wonderfully insightful letter.Bronwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221439880535435909noreply@blogger.com