Mary Volmer
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My Teaching Philosophy


Writers are made as athletes are made: through playful mimicry, practice, and good coaching. My role as writing teacher is that of a good coach. While my approach to the job changes depending on the experience and skill of my students, my goals remain the same:

  • ​To provide an  artistic framework which encourages students to learn from and mimic the masters of their craft;
  • ​encourage students to transfer skills they admire into their own work, and in that way to grow their own unique voices;
  • to model the creative discipline needed to establish and then sustain a writing practice;
  • and to create a welcoming atmosphere of rigorous play and collaboration.
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    • Reliance, Illinois >
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      • How I Came to Write Crown of Dust
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  • Writing
    • Blog
  • About Mary
    • News and Interviews
    • contact
    • CV >
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  • Sketches
  • Alta Mesa Center for the Arts
    • Alta Mesa Center Reading Series
    • AMCA Writing Workshops
    • Alta Mesa Writers >
      • Teaching Philosophy