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How to be a writer: To MFA or not to MFA?

"I learned how to read like a writer." -- Marisa Silver, who got her MFA from the Warren Wilson Program for Writers. She is the author of the novel "Mary Coin."

“I learned how to read like a writer.” -- Marisa Silver, who got her MFA from the Warren Wilson Program for Writers. She is the author of the novel “Mary Coin.”  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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What does it take to become a writer? We surveyed about 200 authors coming to the L.A. Times Festival of Books this weekend, and only 25% of them went to graduate school to get a Master of Fine Arts degree. Here’s what they told us about the experience.

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