Comments on: The writing behind the written

By: John McCreery

John McCreery — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 03:01:03 +0000

Have you ever noticed how difficult it is to comment when you read something and find yourself nodding “Yes, yes” on every line? I wonder if anthropological education, with its focus on critique instead of building on what others have written isn’t part of the problem here.

When I ask myself what I learned in seminars in graduate school, the first thing that comes to mind is “Lurk until you see a chance to put the knife in.” It wasn’t until I started working for an advertising agency that I met people who would say, “Let’s see what we can do with that” and start a conversation that piled one improvement on top of another.

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By: M.J. Kiran

M.J. Kiran — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:11:22 +0000

I’m glad you quoted Thoreau, the inclusion of which implies that good writing usually is preceded by good reading. That is, enjoying how other people write can help shape a writer’s craft.