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One of Peter Elbow's most distinct difference between being a writer and an academic is the motivation behind writing. A writer writes for the love of writing. Writing to them, is a release, a therapeutic experience to help relieve stress or to relive happy memories. An academic on the other hand has a more structured purpose that drives them. For instance, an academic writes to figure a problem out or because they have to as their job.

Posted by David N. on September 4, 2008
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pitchthatchicken on paragraph 1:

The only thing I really changed about my response is that I “cleaned” it up a bit. I used more flowery terms and reworked a couple of sentences to make it a little easier to read.

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September 4, 2008 10:45 pm
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