tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1088040542346517696.post1681168421372169123..comments2023-04-07T08:54:10.601-06:00Comments on Squidink | SM Robertson: The Man StorySM Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399333030834943893noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1088040542346517696.post-58835199681761317202011-06-17T09:15:44.610-06:002011-06-17T09:15:44.610-06:00That actually sound like my actual college experie...That actually sound like my actual college experience. But I was the douchbag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1088040542346517696.post-19966592811682454502011-06-06T13:54:40.036-06:002011-06-06T13:54:40.036-06:00@Annerb
I remember him either being in college or...@Annerb<br /><br />I remember him either being in college or being a college dropout. And the dropout one always seemed to stress on college life anyway. But whatever. *shrug*S.M. Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399670068675335670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1088040542346517696.post-69453178647285706612011-06-06T13:34:09.797-06:002011-06-06T13:34:09.797-06:00I love the man story. Although, I don't think ...I love the man story. Although, I don't think that the narrator is always in college. I remember at least one where he was out of college. But, eh. Still makes me giggle.Brennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852146274411023781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1088040542346517696.post-45946290879865242382011-06-05T16:35:46.661-06:002011-06-05T16:35:46.661-06:00Wow, your creative writing classes sound like they...Wow, your creative writing classes sound like they were exciting! I vividly remember my first class being all about sex, murder, and pot. EVERY SINGLE STORY. It was ridiculous. And, of course, then there was the Man Story. :P Which, I totally agree with your theory there.<br /><br />I think workshops focus on literary fiction for a two main reasons: 1) the professors probably write literary fiction, which is notoriously difficult to sell, so they turned to teaching it, and 2) literary fiction doesn't rely on certain tropes like genre fiction, which unfortunately gives it a certain highbrow attitude since genre fiction doesn't necessary have deep themes. Of course, I could totally be wrong, but who knows?Sarah Robertsonhttp://squidinksarah.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1088040542346517696.post-7015706513883959792011-05-20T14:02:51.284-06:002011-05-20T14:02:51.284-06:00Hmm, interesting observation! I didn't take cr...Hmm, interesting observation! I didn't take creative writing until my junior year abroad in England, and I remember one American guy in my class wrote this amazing story about a character whose father was dying. And one of the British boys in the class wrote a fable about a fox who decided to eat only flowers so that he wouldn't frighten the other animals in the forest. And another boy wrote from a girl's POV. But the Man Story does sound familiar. I'm sure I've seen films that cover most of those bullet points. <br /><br />I guess college boys are still trying to figure out who they are, but like to think that they are better than their douchebaggy friends, so they're just writing about their own experiences?<br /><br />Why do writing workshops encourage literary fiction so much? I never thought to question it at the time, but there is a lot more to writing than literary fiction.Jessiehttp://littlebonobosbookcafe.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com