Bad Writing

When he was a boy, Vernon Lott wanted to be the next great poet. Alas, no dice. Years later, he found a box of his genius and realized that it was horrible.

That set him on a quest for answers about writing — bad writing, good writing and the process in between (h/t Hank).

Bad Writing – Official Trailer from Morris Hill Pictures on Vimeo.

He talks to host of folks, including David Sedaris, Nick Flynn, Margaret Atwood and George Saunders, who says in Lott's documentary:

My sense is that it has a lot more to do with the ways that someone is naturally charming. You know, so if you fall in love with somebody and they're leaving town and you have two days to somehow change their mind, in that kind…