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Abstract
Through a qualitative research design, I explored how eight talented masters in fine arts (MFA) writers related to their craft. The phenomenon “relationship with writing” includes writers’ goals, values, identity, and emotions as these relate to writing. I found that that these MFA writers experience compatibilities and conflicts between themselves and the demands of the domain. Overall, students’ relationships with writing can be described as open, impractical, and social.
Keywords qualitative, writing, talent, gifted, creative
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