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Occasionally, I start to think I’ve left the grounds of mediocre and may even be a good writer. Then, I read someone like Steinbeck and understand that I have m
by hluska 7y ago
Occasionally, I start to think I’ve left the grounds of mediocre and may even be a good writer. Then, I read someone like Steinbeck and understand that I have many decades of mediocrity ahead of me. This is a good thing...:)
- MrTonyD 7y agoSteinbeck is amazing. He would recite his books as he wrote them - he believed that words were meant to be spoken. He wrote for the spoken word rather than the written word. I also saw a few pages of his revisions on one of his books - he revised his "standard" sentences into "colorful" sentences. So his writing was definitely a result of hard work and creativity - and in my mind moves his writings into the realm of true art.
- ohaideredevs 7y agoIt's a bare minimum - try reading your paper/report/whatever aloud some time and you will realize that it's the only effective way to proofread.
- a0-prw 7y agoIf you haven't already, read Log from the Sea of Cortez, and Travels with Charlie. Maybe my favourite books of all time.