More Conversation about the “Rules of Writing” . . .

This Blog Conversation began on October 15th… [image error]

That first post had a set of “rules” that some would call “long” and others might see as “compact and practical”…

It was written by C. J. Cherryh, was called Writerisms and other Sins, and had a summation statement that said, No Rule Should Be Followed Off a Cliff.

Sage advice Cherryh offers; yet, there are accomplished writers who could disagree, stating particular “rules” they feel are essential to their work.

One excellent one, that many of th...