Lets Start a Riot, or Something.

[rebell_love]

I hate my Technical Writing class. Why? Because we're being taught how to write "Clear Concise Targeted Writing" so that some day we can sit in a cubical and write reports for companies.

This whole ideal is really getting to me. I keep having to tell myself that this is only one class out of the tons that I've taken on writing, and the tons more I

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[richard_vw]

I don't want to imply your course is useless, but I don't believe someone can be taught to write, novel-wise. People can give tips and things, but the best thing I have found for improving is writing my own stuff and I will know myself what doesn't feel right with it. Reading the work of others helps, but you'll have your own style and way of doing things.

Go for it and try a novel! :) I'm at 125K words in mine and am satisfied with my prose writing for the first time in my life. I think teachers and the like would have problems with certain parts of it, but this is mine. Being published would be nice, I guess, but if you write with that as the main goal, I don't think the writing comes out as well. Just try to write for its own sake. :)

And when I'm done with this one, I already have my next one planned. :P

[rebell_love]

Truth is, I always thought I was a bit stupid for going to school to learn how to write. Which was something I already knew how to do. The one thing I can say is that I am an exponentially better writer having come to school. Not to say I couldn't have learned all the little tricks I know now just by writing, but having the guidence definitely sped up the process

[richard_vw]

Sorry, I kind of misunderstood some of the entry then! I'm glad the class has helped you, even if only a little. I've started many novels too, but I view them as stepping stones to the serious work I'm doing now. If I read my old stuff, I'll cringe like Hell, but I'm grateful for them :)

That professor sounds pretty cool! It did wonders for my writing when I realized that it didn't really matter what others thought - if I didn't like it, it wasn't good enough even if others liked it. If I did like it, but others didn't - oh well

[rebell_love]

You're not rambling at all. I love talking about writing, and reading about how other people write because everyone does things differently.

I never edit poetry. I think that editing poetry takes out all of the reason you were writing it. I used to not re-write my stories either, but then I started working on this one. This is a story that I think needs to be perfect, and I'm not always entirely clear on what I want to happen so I'm always adding stuff and taking stuff out.
Also the first time I wrote any of it was liek 2008, so my writing has changed, and it just...needs to be right.
I don't know how to explain WHY I feel like it needs to be perfect, it just does.

I'm crazy or something.

[lyssa027]

Go for it, I bet you'll write an awesome novel

[rebell_love]

Thanks!
I plan on it. :-D

[ex_38621]

Agreed on all accounts. Office work is mind-numbing and frustrating,I'm so glad I am not doing that anymore.

[rebell_love]

:-)
Offices are dumb.