Welcome to this month's IWSG blog hop. As usual thanks to our founder, Alex J. Cavanaugh, and all the admins of IWSG. Find more bloggers who are sharing their news and giving support on this list.
This month's optional question:
Since it's back to school time, let's talk English class. What's a writing rule you learned in school that messed you up as a writer?
Excellent question. I struggled with 'never end a sentence with a proposition' bull when I first started writing. A few others that really don't apply to fiction writing like using complete sentences. People don't talk or think in completes sentences all the time. I can't wait to read what everyone has to say.
Some new TV is slowly being offered. The Rings of Power started off grim and dark as expected. I'm looking forward to the return of the second season of The Old Man on Hulu and the Tulsa King on Paramount +. We'll wait and see what the networks have to offer.
I'm still doing good on my exercising. My granddaughter and I spent a lot of time and distance on our bikes the last few weeks. Since she's mastered the skill, we've been doing about 4 miles a day. Not a big distance but her legs are still pretty little. Long walks on other days.
The writing is going well. I'm about 70,000 words on my latest. I'm also busy planning the 2025 Pennwriter's Conference which will be held in Pittsburgh next May. More details coming in the next few months. I've also signed up to be involved in two book events. More on that next month.
IWSG has brought up AI a few times. Here's an opinion from Chuck Wendig. My other writing group had already been advising members to stay away from NaNo. I have to agree.
What writing rules have you been breaking? Have you heard about the NaNo scandal? Hope your neck of the woods is cooling off as we rush toward fall.
9 comments:
The NaNo thing makes no sense if you want to set yourself a legitimate challenge, I hope it doesn't take the shine off for those who want to complete it without "assistance." Yeah, having to write in complete sentences is one of those rules drummed in that I've seen people bring up. It's not how people talk!
I love that you are bike riding with your granddaughter! Glad your writing is moving forward.
Yes! Ending a sentence with a preposition is a tough one. You have to write the word, use appropriate punctuation and then walk away. :)
Yes, complete sentences don't always work when you're writing a story. I'm glad your writing is going so well.
I hope you have another great turnout for the conference. I loved being a part of this year's conference.
Four miles is still a good distance. That's 4 times around our neighborhood.
Rings of Power is good so far.
Getting to use incomplete sentences really helped me. Stupid rule.
Congrats on your writing progress! I also struggled with sentence structure and writing in a more informal style which is more authentic with real life and dialogue. It is a hard habit to break when it's so ingrained in us to write in complete sentences all the time.
I didn't realize there's a new season of The Old Man. Of course, I can't remember the first season so might have to rewatch that first.
Excellent on the exercising, and fun that you do it with our granddaughter! :)
It's cooling of over here! Yay. I haven't read about NaNo, so I'm off to read about it now!
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