Comments on: Breaking the rules http://www.blackmarks.net/2007/04/19/breaking-the-rules/ "The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story." -- Ursula K. Le Guin -- Writer, Reader, Amateur Interneter, Father and Life Chronicler. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:25:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tracey http://www.blackmarks.net/2007/04/19/breaking-the-rules/#comment-25958 Tracey Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:02:17 +0000 http://www.blackmarks.net/index.php/2007/04/19/breaking-the-rules/#comment-25958 Great post! With writing I think the rules need to be understood before they can be broken. Whether we play by the rules or not in writing the bottom line is the writing must be good! 8) Great post! With writing I think the rules need to be understood before they can be broken. Whether we play by the rules or not in writing the bottom line is the writing must be good! 8)

]]> By: Deane http://www.blackmarks.net/2007/04/19/breaking-the-rules/#comment-25641 Deane Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:40:43 +0000 http://www.blackmarks.net/index.php/2007/04/19/breaking-the-rules/#comment-25641 I've always thought that writing goes in a big circle. You start out as a kid by writing how you talk, which is to say in long, run-on sentences and massively disorganized thoughts. Then school teaches you "the rules" and your writing becomes conforming, stilted, and no fun. Then, later in life if you work at it, you manage to come back to the beginning: writing how you talk, rules be damned. I’ve always thought that writing goes in a big circle. You start out as a kid by writing how you talk, which is to say in long, run-on sentences and massively disorganized thoughts.

Then school teaches you “the rules” and your writing becomes conforming, stilted, and no fun.

Then, later in life if you work at it, you manage to come back to the beginning: writing how you talk, rules be damned.

]]> By: Tony http://www.blackmarks.net/2007/04/19/breaking-the-rules/#comment-25394 Tony Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:50:15 +0000 http://www.blackmarks.net/index.php/2007/04/19/breaking-the-rules/#comment-25394 Yes. Them's my sentiments exactly. Yes. Them’s my sentiments exactly.

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