David A. Sylvester

Chalida, a student from Thailand dressed in pink everything, insisted: “I CAN’T WRITE!” I asked: “Why do you like pink? Tell your friend in Thai, then translate it into English.” The result: three beautiful paragraphs!

When I hear about freewriting, it feels like … freedom…! Like a bird in the sky, a leaf in the wind, la ripple on the lake at dawn, the first sign of life, the first heartbeat of a baby in a mother’s womb …

Many students come away from school writing assignments hating writing. This isn’t natural. As children, we loved to read and write. What happened?

Jonathan Maberry gives the Famous Writer keynote speech. What happened? He shocks and terrifies the LitCrit Industry with his F… Word! … Yes, I heard him myself …  and it isn’t the word you are thinking of.