I recently came across an article by Susan Defreitas that I had printed a long time ago called "The Ten Worst Pieces of Writing Advice You Will Ever Hear (and Probably Already Have." In its essence, it's an article about the most common rules of writing, and when and why it's okay to ignore them.
Didn't know there were rules, eh? Well, there are. And almost every writer - from the newest newbies to the most jaded and experienced of scribes - knows them by heart. 'Show, don't tell." "Write what you know." "Start your story in the middle of the story." It's the canon of orthodox writing, the hard-and-fast rules of the game which are ignored only at your peril.
Didn't know there were rules, eh? Well, there are. And almost every writer - from the newest newbies to the most jaded and experienced of scribes - knows them by heart. 'Show, don't tell." "Write what you know." "Start your story in the middle of the story." It's the canon of orthodox writing, the hard-and-fast rules of the game which are ignored only at your peril.
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