There's something that seems mysterious about the writing process.
Some people seem to do it effortlessly.
Others freeze when confronting a keyboard. If anything defied the notion that a skill can be taught, it would seem to be writing, which comes out of some inner well of creativity. Tracy Daugherty and Marjorie Sandor are both writers - very good ones, who have both been rewarded with the Oregon Book Award for their work. They are also teachers of writing in Oregon State University's highly regarded graduate writing program, along with fellow faculty members Jennifer Cornell and Keith Scribner. Both recognize that there is no magic formula to becoming a writer, and therefore no right way to teach it.