Throughout the semester, we have discussed the ways in which writing is always situated and how rhetoric allows us to understand the complex system in which any language act is immersed. Conventions, the 'rules' change depending on your purpose, audience, etc. So now, for your penultimate blog post, I would like to invite everyone to think about and post the advice that guides or informs your writing practice. It can be a reflection on the wisdom passed to you through a long-ago teacher, or something offbeat and idiosyncratic (for example, Hugo advises to write only in pen and never erase--just scratch out that which you no longer want furiously).
In class last Thursday, I provided a handout of 'rules' that I have taken to heart as a writer, things that inform my writing habits. You may access a digital version of that handout here. As you will note, this is an assignment I like to give students at the end of our semester.
So, tell us: what are your writing rules to live by? Again, all are invited to post, though you are certainly welcome to respond to another's post if you would prefer, and please try to do so by Thursday, May 7.
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