“I kind of got more interested in writing after I turned in my last college essay and nobody was going to tell me what kind of academic papers to write anymore. I could write whatever I wanted, and I realized that I actually liked it when I could choose what I would write.” WritingKindWantedLastsCollegePaperI RealizedAcademicPapersEssays Author:Dan Millman
“There are a lot of college writing textbooks that will include essays and short stories, and after reading the story or essay, there will be questions such as "Have YOU Had any experience with a pedophile in YOUR family?" or "When was the last time you saw YOUR mother drunk?" and they're just really good at prompting stories. You answer the question, and sometimes that can spring into a story.” WritingSometimesStoriesLastsMotherReadingAnswersSawsCollegeSpringDrunkOur FamilyShort StoryLast TimeEssaysTextbooks Author:David Sedaris
“In college I studied essays with a poet, and so I think my interpretation of the genre was always going to be a little off-kilter.” ThinkingLittlesCollegePoetGenreInterpretationEssays Author:John D'Agata
“When I got to college, I planned to be a math major, and, in addition to signing up for some math courses, I decided to take some philosophy. Quite by chance, I took a philosophy of science course in which the entire semester was devoted to reading Locke's Essay. I was hooked. For the next few semesters, I took nothing but philosophy and math courses, and it wasn't long before I realised that it was the philosophy that really moved me.” LongPhilosophyCoursesReadingNextChanceCollegeMajorsDecidedMovedMathDevotedEssaysRealisedHookedSigningPhilosophy Of ScienceSemesterSigning Up Author:Hilary Kornblith