Well, that was a well written piece, but I suppose it had to be, you would have had egg on your face if it wasn’t.
I enjoyed reading it. I enjoy writing and am sure that I break lots of rules all the time. Most annoyingly, I am sure that I break my own rules and am forever trying to compose my own style guide so that I am at least consistent.
I recently worked on editing a small guidebook with a chap who came from the world of newspapers. It was both edifying and frustrating at the same time.
I think that perhaps it is possible to be so dazzled by other people’s proficiency at something that you give up trying to do it yourself. That’s why I gave up piano lessons. I know that my writing isn’t quite as ham fisted as my piano playing, so I’ll keep on with it for now.
Writing for me is very easy. I write every day with great pleasure. Maybe because I am not a writer. English is my second language, which I never formally learned. It came to me from reading books from the moment I stepped on the soil where everybody spoke English, except me. It helped me that I was a philologist, and I love dictionaries.
Well, that was a well written piece, but I suppose it had to be, you would have had egg on your face if it wasn’t.
I enjoyed reading it. I enjoy writing and am sure that I break lots of rules all the time. Most annoyingly, I am sure that I break my own rules and am forever trying to compose my own style guide so that I am at least consistent.
I recently worked on editing a small guidebook with a chap who came from the world of newspapers. It was both edifying and frustrating at the same time.
I think that perhaps it is possible to be so dazzled by other people’s proficiency at something that you give up trying to do it yourself. That’s why I gave up piano lessons. I know that my writing isn’t quite as ham fisted as my piano playing, so I’ll keep on with it for now.
How refreshing to see style guides applauded.....and having to ask myself with how many of them does my comment pass muster.....oh, well.
As far as what writing is: among other things, it is hard work.
Writing for me is very easy. I write every day with great pleasure. Maybe because I am not a writer. English is my second language, which I never formally learned. It came to me from reading books from the moment I stepped on the soil where everybody spoke English, except me. It helped me that I was a philologist, and I love dictionaries.
Thank you.