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Mali'Ara · Post by **Mali'Ara** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:16 pm

While I can't lay claim to being the grammar or punctuation queen in any way, Ico, I'd be more than willing to help you out with that. ^_^

I should post my profile for Mali'Ara tomorrow. Just one more glitch I wanted to work out first however.

Post by **Sir Karsimir** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:31 pm

Honestly, the most useful thing I learned as a writer was to occasionally throw grammer out the window. Unhesitant defenestration is a good habit to get into, particularly with folks who annoy you.

Ico · Post by **Ico** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:38 pm

lol fair enough. well I think I can learn alot from you guys so it's all good. if you wanna check out my new post http://www.tharshaddin.com/rp/viewtopic ... highlight=
and give me an opinion.

Julen · Post by **Julen** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:47 pm

Railtus Anstrun wrote:Honestly, the most useful thing I learned as a writer was to occasionally throw grammer out the window. Unhesitant defenestration is a good habit to get into, particularly with folks who annoy you.

I had to look up what "defenestration" means. Gee, I hope I never annoy Railtus.

Seriously, I think a certain amount of care needs to be taken with spelling and punctuation in order to make a post readable. If I'm constantly having to stop and try to figure out what the writer was attempting to say, then it's hard to concentrate on the vision they're evoking. But the rules aren't absolute. I use sentence fragments all the time when I want to achieve certain effects.

Post by **Frug** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:46 am

My theory on this goes the same for art and pretty much every other domain. You're free to break the rules only after you've mastered them. That's the point at which you know where and how to do it right.

Post by **Sir Karsimir** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:15 am

Frug wrote:My theory on this goes the same for art and pretty much every other domain. You're free to break the rules only after you've mastered them. That's the point at which you know where and how to do it right.

Excellent. I really like that description. Up there with 'we have smart bombs and stupid people.'

Many writer's tools defy grammar openly, but they work. Fragments, for example, can be very powerful.

Post by **Sir Karsimir** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:31 am

Ico wrote:lol fair enough. well I think I can learn alot from you guys so it's all good. if you wanna check out my new post http://www.tharshaddin.com/rp/viewtopic ... highlight=
and give me an opinion.

Very good. Is emotive, gives an immediate feel for the character. Adds small pieces of description to make the scene more vivid and meaningful. Ends on a strong note. Well done. Keep it up.

Jenica Sabiny · Post by **Jenica Sabiny** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:33 am

Well, it's the difference between someone who purposefully disregards a grammar rule that they're aware of, and someone who doesn't even know that they've done it.

Post by **Frug** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:51 am

Railtus Anstrun wrote: Excellent. I really like that description. Up there with 'we have smart bombs and stupid people.'

That's actually a misquote I made. The original quote is one of Martin Luther King Jr's: "Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men"