Comments on: How to Write Well http://asymptote.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/how-to-write-well/ I sing! I dance! I play the cello! I write coherently! I lie my ass off! Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:14:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: asymptote http://asymptote.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/how-to-write-well/#comment-1969 asymptote Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:48:04 +0000 http://asymptote.wordpress.com/?p=210#comment-1969 What a nice thing to say! And you're right on that account, I try not to give advice that I haven't "lived through", so to speak. What a nice thing to say! And you’re right on that account, I try not to give advice that I haven’t “lived through”, so to speak.

]]> By: awalkabout http://asymptote.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/how-to-write-well/#comment-1964 awalkabout Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:16:42 +0000 http://asymptote.wordpress.com/?p=210#comment-1964 Very good advice. I can see that you write well, a product of your own advice. Keep writing! Very good advice. I can see that you write well, a product of your own advice. Keep writing!

]]> By: asymptote http://asymptote.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/how-to-write-well/#comment-1963 asymptote Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:32:52 +0000 http://asymptote.wordpress.com/?p=210#comment-1963 Well, most of my experience is in writing fiction. As for technical writing and essays, you're absolutely write. Those can be taught, because -- no disrespect to those media intended -- essays and technical works require less creativity, and a lack of originality is much less important. I guess I should have mentioned that this was meant more as fiction. Thanks for your comment(s)! And you may indeed be right. As I said, I'm not exactly a venerable writer myself... Well, most of my experience is in writing fiction. As for technical writing and essays, you’re absolutely write. Those can be taught, because — no disrespect to those media intended — essays and technical works require less creativity, and a lack of originality is much less important. I guess I should have mentioned that this was meant more as fiction.

Thanks for your comment(s)! And you may indeed be right. As I said, I’m not exactly a venerable writer myself…

]]> By: schildan http://asymptote.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/how-to-write-well/#comment-1962 schildan Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:13:22 +0000 http://asymptote.wordpress.com/?p=210#comment-1962 Actually, though, you have a lot of good advice in here. Number 10 especially. -Schildan Actually, though, you have a lot of good advice in here. Number 10 especially.
-Schildan

]]> By: schildan http://asymptote.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/how-to-write-well/#comment-1961 schildan Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:10:23 +0000 http://asymptote.wordpress.com/?p=210#comment-1961 Actually, you're wrong. As someone who has written two novels, two epic poems, and numerous shorter works, I think that people can be taught to write well, especially in terms of essays and technical writing. -Schildan Actually, you’re wrong. As someone who has written two novels, two epic poems, and numerous shorter works, I think that people can be taught to write well, especially in terms of essays and technical writing.

-Schildan

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