Making Our Writing Good Company

About this episode

Ted Fox discusses writing with Jim Lang, exploring the craft and teaching aspects of writing.

In a different kind of episode, Ted is joined by Jim Lang, an emeritus professor of English at Assumption University and current professor of the practice at the University of Notre Dame’s Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence. Jim is one of Ted’s favorite people to talk writing with in three-dimensional spaces—i.e., in-person, no internet connection needed—because he brings a teacher’s mentality to his work, which probably explains why he’s always up for a conversation about craft. And unlike...

People in this episode

Host: Ted Fox

Guest: Jim Lang

Topics covered

• writing
• craft
• teaching
• conversation
• education

Keywords

• writing
• craft
• teaching
• conversation
• English

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Assumption University, University of Notre Dame, Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence

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