 The awesome co-hosts for the September 4 posting of the IWSG are Beth Camp, Jean Davis, Yvonne Ventresca, and PJ Colando!
Back to School (aka the most wonderful time of the year) By the time this post goes up, it will be the second day of school for us! I’m always blown away when my Facebook friends post back to school pics throughout August when we’re right in the middle of summer break here in BC. It’s okay though, my kids will be in school throughout June, so it evens out. September 4 question - Since it's back to school time, let's talk English class. What's a writing rule you learned in school that messed you up as a writer? I wouldn’t say it messed me up, but I struggled to ignore grammar rules when I first started writing dialogue. Realistic dialogue means ending sentences in prepositions and using fragments, unless your character is a robot…or an English teacher. I was lucky to have a laid back creative writing prof in college who helped me get past my rule-following habits. He encouraged us to experiment, break rules, and see where the story took us. I loved the feeling of freedom in that class! I wish I could retake it today with the same professor. I have so much more to write about now!
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9/4/2024 05:55:37 am
Woot for laid back teachers. I never took any creative writing classes, but I sucked as a student and have issues focusing in class. I'm much better at just doing and learning while on the job. Might take me longer to get there, but I will eventually. 9/4/2024 03:24:57 pm
At this point, you are probably your best teacher and the more you write, the more comfortable you will become judging your own work. Best of success to you. 9/5/2024 06:55:02 am
I've always been afraid to take a college-level creative writing class because of all the negative experiences I've heard about (and because I'm way too old to have homework and because I write genre rather than literary fiction). How cool that you had one who was laid-back and encouraged experimentation. 9/14/2024 08:53:14 am
Thanks for stopping by my blog. Working with kids, I always look forward to those back to school moments as well. For me, learning that writing rules are more or less guidelines was helpful. Leave a Reply. |
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