2: Bad Ideas About Who Good Writers are ... Last updated Save as PDF Page ID 65264 Cheryl E. Ball & Drew M. Loewe ed. West Virginia University via Digital Publishing Institute and West Virginia University Libraries 2.1: Writers are Mythical, Magical, and Damaged 2.2: You Need My Credentials to be a Writers 2.3: Only Geniuses can be Writers 2.4: Some People are Just Born Good Writers 2.5: Failure is Not an Option 2.6: There is One Correct Way of Writing and Speaking 2.7: African American Language is not Good English 2.8: Official American English is Best 2.9: Writer’s Block Just Happens to People 2.10: Strong Writing and Writers Don’t Need Revision 2.11: The More Writing Process, the Better