Writing Why would you study creative writing if a good narrative doesn't guarantee popularity?

[RepresentingEnvy]

I took creative writing and realized that the teachers in college were full of shit. I learned the profound meaning of, "those that can't do, teach." Especially when their book sales are propped up by selling the book in a slide at the beginning of class.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

I took creative writing and realized that the teachers in college were full of shit. I learned the profound meaning of, "those that can't do, teach." Especially when their book sales are propped up by selling the book in a slide at the beginning of class.

I've never heard anything good about college level creative writing classes - community learning center ones? Yep. High School and Middle School ones? Absolutely - one of my better experiences in ... either seventh or eighth grade, don't remember which now. But college? No, those are usually run by tenured professors who just need a few more contact hours to keep their income flow.