From the Magic Pencil: Voices of Writing Through

S1 Ep3: The Role Of Culture In Creative Writing (w/ Jess Blackledge)

Season 1 Episode 3

What factors impact creative writing? In part two of our interview with Jess Blackledge, Writing Through’s former Assistant Director, Sue and Jess discuss the ways in which culture and age inform creative processes. Jess tells us about the differences she has observed facilitating in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Singapore. She also shares her experience working with both kids and adults and how people’s fixation on originality can get them stuck in their heads.