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Landscape and Temporality in Short Fiction, Part 1
  • ISSN: 2043-0701
  • E-ISSN: 2043-071X

Abstract

Beginning from a place of uncertainty and a feeling of imposture, this article proposes that creative writing is rooted in a sense of not knowing what to do or how to do it; that the creativity of creative writing essentially lies in a process of exploration, uncertainty, failure and experimentation. The article then goes on to propose that the teaching of creative writing should recognize this uncertainty and be willing to include students in an open process of exploration and experimentation.

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2025-03-10
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Keyword(s): auto-didacticism; autoethnography; craft; creative writing; expertise; imposter
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