Originally shared by Samantha Dunaway Bryant
Since I’m teaching a creative writing class for a local community college right now, a lot of this struck home.
Originally shared by Samantha Dunaway Bryant
Since I’m teaching a creative writing class for a local community college right now, a lot of this struck home.
A thousand times yes.
A thousand times yes.
A thousand times yes.
A thousand times yes.
A thousand times yes.
I would add:
“That’s my style, though.”
Some writers try to excuse poor or lazy writing by calling it style. They never “show” anything. It’s stylistic. They never flesh out their characters. It’s stylistic. They never give a sense of place. Style, don’t you know. They give a lecture on something the character wouldn’t think of. Style!
It’s an excuse to cover all ills and prevent any real feedback. I’ve even seen writers making those excuses for other writers in workshops, negating the good of taking the workshop and infecting others with this pernicious habit.
I would add:
“That’s my style, though.”
Some writers try to excuse poor or lazy writing by calling it style. They never “show” anything. It’s stylistic. They never flesh out their characters. It’s stylistic. They never give a sense of place. Style, don’t you know. They give a lecture on something the character wouldn’t think of. Style!
It’s an excuse to cover all ills and prevent any real feedback. I’ve even seen writers making those excuses for other writers in workshops, negating the good of taking the workshop and infecting others with this pernicious habit.
I would add:
“That’s my style, though.”
Some writers try to excuse poor or lazy writing by calling it style. They never “show” anything. It’s stylistic. They never flesh out their characters. It’s stylistic. They never give a sense of place. Style, don’t you know. They give a lecture on something the character wouldn’t think of. Style!
It’s an excuse to cover all ills and prevent any real feedback. I’ve even seen writers making those excuses for other writers in workshops, negating the good of taking the workshop and infecting others with this pernicious habit.
I would add:
“That’s my style, though.”
Some writers try to excuse poor or lazy writing by calling it style. They never “show” anything. It’s stylistic. They never flesh out their characters. It’s stylistic. They never give a sense of place. Style, don’t you know. They give a lecture on something the character wouldn’t think of. Style!
It’s an excuse to cover all ills and prevent any real feedback. I’ve even seen writers making those excuses for other writers in workshops, negating the good of taking the workshop and infecting others with this pernicious habit.
I would add:
“That’s my style, though.”
Some writers try to excuse poor or lazy writing by calling it style. They never “show” anything. It’s stylistic. They never flesh out their characters. It’s stylistic. They never give a sense of place. Style, don’t you know. They give a lecture on something the character wouldn’t think of. Style!
It’s an excuse to cover all ills and prevent any real feedback. I’ve even seen writers making those excuses for other writers in workshops, negating the good of taking the workshop and infecting others with this pernicious habit.