My favorite saying is that normal is a setting on your dryer.
Category: Writing
Musicality
The Mirriam-Webster site lists musicality as,
“the quality or state of being musical : melodiousness.”
Linear
So often we are told to make things logical. Predictable. Would that be good or bad?
Join (a group)
As solitary as writing can be, we also long for folks who think somewhat like us.
Images
“Picture this…” a friend begins to set a scene in your mind. As you listen, they build up the setting.
Horror
I’ve made it all the way to my 8th post without making a recommendation. Here be my first…
Grammar
Shall we take a short deviation from grammar? NO. There are some folks who think grammar is unnecessary and stifling. I’ll tell you (IMHO) that it is as important as ever.
Fluency
When we ask too much of the reader, they revert to word calling or parsing at best. At worst, they focus so intently on each syllable or phonetic sound that they are taken completely outside the text. Don’t send your reader away!
Exercise
Punctuation, creative ideas, chronological writing, detailed writing, concise writing (paring it down with repeated removal of extraneous words), and other exercises make us a more balanced writer.
Cycles
We’ve lost momentum and really don’t know where to pick it up again. I’ve been in that mode. While at times we do need to step away and let our subconscious work, don’t get stuck.
