What is Style?
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Session 2: Condensing Life to a Voice

 What makes a style successful is the sense it gives of an entire life—an entire world—condensed to a voice. In this second session we’ll take a more holistic approach to thinking about style and how it is crucial to the impression great writing gives of an inhabited world. We’ll also tackle the difficult question of how to deepen and expand our own styles, and I’ll share practices that have been helpful in my own (very much ongoing) work toward this. We’ll read passages from James Baldwin, Marilynne Robinson, Pedro Lemebel, and Eimear McBride, among others, and I’ll offer reflective prompts that we’ll consider together in class, as well as creative exercises for you to experiment with on your own.