“I’ve always thought that a close-reading course should at least be a companion, if not an alternative, to the writing workshop. Though it also doles out praise, the workshop most often focuses on what a writer has done wrong, what needs to be fixed, cut, or augmented. Whereas reading a masterpiece can inspire us by showing us how a writer does something brilliantly.”
― Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
― Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
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