Introducing a Few Broad Guidelines
Monday, 29. September 2008 - 9:09 am
Of writing, what else?
It was once believed that nobody could teach writing. It was a gift you were born with. Great writers were born, not made. And such other generalizations. While there’s a grain of truth in each of these, experience has taught me that writing can be taught.
I wrote the way I did to prove a point. Read the preceding sentences and tell me which stands out as a really good example of bad prose.
Await more in my next post.
29. September 2008 - 9:37 am
Ooooh! I can’t wait.
I believe if you have the attention of your audience and have managed to correctly convey the emotion and drama that you wish to convey, you are a great writer. If not, you’re a technical writer.
1. October 2008 - 12:44 pm
most or should i say more loyal fan
( since there are two of us)
Very stilted!
Most of it
Confused tense, repetitive words, and punctuation….