Most people would pay money to learn what many professional writers take for granted.
Experienced writers know readers want to be at least a little bit surprised as they read.
Experienced writers know there are many rhetorical strategies that can be used to appeal to diverse audiences. Experienced writers also know there are many different processes that lead them into a final draft, including reading other authors to get ideas, freewriting and group discussions to think things through, research to find out what others are saying, and feedback to see how one can improve. These are the things we do in this class.