A lot of my students have been quite notable. Notable in both the personal sense - people who have changed my life - and notable in that many have gone on to enormous success in their writing careers. Whether or not I had a lot to do with those success stories, I'm very proud and happy for my former students getting on the map.
Rob RobergeYou can't hide behind the guise of fiction. No matter how autobiographical a fictional scene is, you can always tell the reader - in protecting yourself - that you made it up.
Rob RobergeSome of the biggest challenges were, page after page, standing naked in front of the reader.
Rob RobergeMy teaching career started with me teaching comp at a very small school in Buffalo. And I was terrible at that point. They never should have hired me.
Rob RobergeI don't teach narrative theory by itself anymore, but I kind of use it when critiquing student manuscripts. So, it works its way in there, whether I like it or not.
Rob Roberge