by Martin Wiles @LinesFromGod
Let’s face it. Not all of us have the luxury or opportunity to write as our full-time profession. I’m one. In fact, only a small percentage of writers enjoy this life.
Five days each week, I teach writing, grammar, and editing skills to 120 rambunctious, less-than-focused, head-in-the-clouds middle schoolers—most of whom would rather be elsewhere. Over the past decade, I cannot calculate how often I’ve been asked, “Why do I need to learn this?”
