Too often, writers workshop their egos, instead. It’s human nature, especially if your story is on the table and everyone’s talking about it. But to get the most out of a writer’s workshop, you need to think of the story on the table as your car, and everyone around the table is a mechanic looking under the hood. If you want to learn how to fix it — or just soup it up — on your own, you have to watch and listen. And get your hands dirty. —Mike Arnzen —Working the Workshop (Gorelets)