Continuing my series on the Twelve Rules of Writing, here is rule 2: ~ 2. Spelling and grammer are what copy editors are for. Clearly, as a creative person, you do not want to be burdened with the task of spelling things correctly or constructing sentences that are grammatically correct. This is, after all, what…
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Write What You Know – Part 2
Continuing my series of posts on my tongue-in-cheek article, the Twelve Rules of Writing and in support of those people participating in this year’s NaNoWriMo, this is the second on the subject of Rule 1 – Write What You Know. In my previous post, I discussed the need for research and why using what you…
Write What You Know – Part 1
A few weeks ago I posted a rather tongue-in-cheek article entitle The Twelve Rules of Writing, which some of you may have read and which it was nice to see a number of people commenting upon. For me, one of the surprising comments was that people didn’t realise it was humorously intended until they got…
The Twelve Rules of Writing
The Internet is a superb resource for writers. With a little effort you can find hundreds of sites with advice on what to write and how to go about it. You can end up being overwhelmed, though, by the plethora of different views and approaches. Helpfully, I have condensed the entire Internet into these handy Twelve…