“I have even taught classes on writing about sex, and I've looked closely at different writers' sex scenes. On the level of craft I've given it a lot of thought. The pitfalls are simple: It can sound clinical or medical, which isn't right, or pornographic, because the characters disappear.” WritingDifferentCharacterGivenSexSoundSimpleLevelsClassTaughtSceneDisappearMedicalCraftsPitfallsClinicals Author:K. M. Soehnlein
“Living in the world of the workshop, which I do as a teacher, you have to be articulate about craft. And that often involves imposing analysis on work that's in a pretty raw state.” WorldStatesTeacherCraftsAnalysisImposingWorkshops Author:K. M. Soehnlein
“A knowledge of craft is not the enemy of creativity. You sit down to write and realize, today's going to be a really unconscious day and I'm going to let it all out. Or, today's going to be analytical. And some days all mixed up.” WritingTodayRealizingEnemyCreativityCraftsUnconscious Author:K. M. Soehnlein