I spent some time today flipping through English Grammar Workbook for Dummies, because why not, and it struck me how much I’d forgotten from English class. If you are like me, you went over grammar in grade school and never heard about it again until college when your Creative Writing instructor commented on your prodigious … Continue reading English Grammar (for Dummies?)
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When Do I Start Calling Myself a “Writer?”
That's a trick question, right? I had a writing professor as an undergrad that defined a "writer" as someone who got paid to write. I disagree. It's like saying you're not anything unless you get paid to do it. We are all a lot of things that we choose to be - I write because … Continue reading When Do I Start Calling Myself a “Writer?”
Tact in Workshops
To have tact is to be able to convey information in such a way that does not condemn, look down upon, oppress, or come across as negative. It is to say things in a positive way, even if what is being said is not very positive. I.e. = (tactless) "It makes you look fat." / … Continue reading Tact in Workshops
