Creative writing has been formalized and taught in structured creative writing workshops and MFA programs all over the world. The first formalized program was conceived in Iowa and has had a huge impact on the way creative writing is taught and consumed worldwide. In this episode, host Fatma Makki sits down with writer Ammar Al Naimi (@naimihero on IG/Twitter) to discuss the many valuable insights gleaned from Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses..Books mentioned in this episode:  Kalila wa Dumna Harry Potter series Northern Lights by Philip Pullman The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway  What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge Enid Blyton series The Famished Road by Ben Okri Union Atlantic by Adam Haslett 1,001 Nights My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn  This episode was produced in partnership with OmanFM. Find us on IG and Tiktok @thepapercut.club or visit our website at www.thepapercut.club