Comments on: The Truth of Writing http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-truth-of-writing/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:28:21 -0500 hourly 1 By: ShelleyD http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-truth-of-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-211679 ShelleyD Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:26:50 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3250#comment-211679 I must correct myself-writing IS an art form. I used to tell my students that writing was a lot like sculpting. You rework, add, throw away, and do it again until you think you're product is done. You look at it from all sides. The "glaring" error was probably only visible to myself for that time. As I mentioned, grammatically using "that" was not wrong, it was just too much. I also started painting again. My habits are evident there as well. I find that I want to go directly to the detail without "basting" in the background first. Always the global before the particulars-that's the rule. I just have to fight to follow it. I must correct myself-writing IS an art form. I used to tell my students that writing was a lot like sculpting. You rework, add, throw away, and do it again until you think you’re product is done. You look at it from all sides. The “glaring” error was probably only visible to myself for that time. As I mentioned, grammatically using “that” was not wrong, it was just too much.

I also started painting again. My habits are evident there as well. I find that I want to go directly to the detail without “basting” in the background first. Always the global before the particulars-that’s the rule. I just have to fight to follow it.

]]> By: Teddy-the-Bear http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-truth-of-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-192437 Teddy-the-Bear Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:36:49 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3250#comment-192437 Great post! I do think that editing too much during the initial writing phase may consume more time than necessary. However, it also helps organize you thoughts and it saves you a lot of time to try and sort out your enter piece again. What I find is that, if there is a glaring error you made that obviously needs to be removed, why not do it the first time? Great post!
I do think that editing too much during the initial writing phase may consume more time than necessary. However, it also helps organize you thoughts and it saves you a lot of time to try and sort out your enter piece again. What I find is that, if there is a glaring error you made that obviously needs to be removed, why not do it the first time?

]]> By: poch http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-truth-of-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-192255 poch Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:00:24 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3250#comment-192255 'I’ve always told my students that writing is like an art form.' Hi Shelley, So you also believe that writing is a craft, and not an art? ‘I’ve always told my students that writing is like an art form.’

Hi Shelley,
So you also believe that writing is a craft, and not an art?

]]> By: Brad K. http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-truth-of-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-192227 Brad K. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:59:09 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3250#comment-192227 Shelley, About dropping extra words, I wonder. "I’ve always told my students that writing is like an art form." Would the content be the same if you change "writing is like an art form" to "writing is an art form"? Thanks for the article! Brad K. Shelley,

About dropping extra words, I wonder. “I’ve always told my students that writing is like an art form.” Would the content be the same if you change “writing is like an art form” to “writing is an art form”?

Thanks for the article!

Brad K.

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