The articles of writing are as boisterous as they are permanently etched in the stones of time. When we look towards the point of perfection as-to who is the greatest of the great to press a meh, or hold a quill, it becomes apparent that the aptly-described prose professionals are no better or worst off than those who have yet to break ground in the industry. The principle articles are describing just what we perceive as writing to an aptitude that expands beyond casual references, and thesaurus synonyms ad nauseum.
When we write, we do-so with the best intentions, some of which are regarded to be standard, rather than sloppy usage of the literary communication between the thin line that is the versified English, and the standardized prose writing exemplifies. So what separates the jargon, now more cliche than anything else, to that which shows the prowess of existential learning, transcended beyond the borders of English 101, and a prescribed knowledge that goes beyond craft. Remember, crafting requires tools, and the more sharpened those said tools are prior to touching even one key, hones the success of the piece before one even punches the first letter.
Having been considered by the technicality of definition of what is perceived as a professional writer, I've been payed for the quality of articles years before I realized what I was, and why I was legally. Ow able to call my profession as a freelance writer. Sadly, it is a learning curve profession that doesn't always have a proper teacher but one's self. Yet, we learn on our own, we always learn without another person. Granted, a professor can give you direction, or suggestions, or assign work, but aren't they just another medium? Are they not just a means to an end that will help you gain knowledge or appreciation of a subject? Granted, an amazing teacher of professor can give you interests, even with failure to perform at the most minimal of pass/fail grades, but you will find that the right educator will make you do far better than just ignoring the subject.
The point being that even educators are just another resource that sometimes are unique than say a published scientific journal, or a textbook on the subject, but learning comes from within, not from some existential resource, it is the yearning of the individual. One can learn for an eternity, yet to "do" requires more than knowledge, it takes heart, and a gift beyond enjoying the subject, but defining the subject, asserting one's dominance, and grabbing the majority's attention.
Writing is the only subject that is both narrow and broad. Yes, it's narrow in-that there are such advanced rules that are essential to writing. Although many people claim older rules were established by the upper-crust fashioners of the modern language, and have a biased agenda behind them...such as splitting infinitives, or ending sentences with prepositions being two major rules that fifty years ago would deem one a dunce if ever left within even a first draft. Today, the rules seem to be broken if aesthetically agreeable, but who makes such calls?
This leads to how writing is also quite broad of a process, because it can be robotic and textbook written as though machines with simplified brains have scanned the course of history to vomit out text that people drag their eyes across, not necessarily read. Then there are those who write creatively, those who see words as guidelines, and innovation to come from the creative locomotive of their own grey matter. Hence the reasons why the writing process isn't so-much-simplified, but difficult in it's own simplicity, that scholars could argue very written page in human history that has ever been crafted or translated to English, and they'd all be right, and wrong simultaneously.
The new measure is that so-long as the text is coherent, and the prose is cohesive, authors, bloggers, and all sorts of in-between versifers can now get away with golden rules that are starting to appear more like pyrite these days. Who are the experts now? It's a very communist execution if one really,truly thinks about it, that what's good for the goose, isn't necessarily what's good for the gander, and being subjugated to a council of one, or all in many cases does it become clear how writing style will be graded in the future. Also, political changes and societal changes will affect the language today.
For the sake of example, none rarely sees the words: nigger, spic, faggot, (even for the usage for a bundle of sticks, or a cigarette for that matter) and even sexualized language have gone astray as archaic. Personally this seems like balderdash, as the language cannot be sanitized for the sake of political correctness, but this also means that certain undesirables will make works printed with such language extinct via the free market,which I support.
However, context is what matters most, if I am to write a novel about racism, or sexism, it may be against me to not often relate these doggeral words for the sake of continuity. Any way you perceive this controversial topic, know that writing is personal, and if usage comes up that may be controversial, make certain you are using it for more reasons than just the sake of controversy. Use your head, if you want to be controversial, and the point is to be controversial, than go ahead! Use common sense.
To finalize this post, writing is the human spirit exemplified in a form that others can not only view, but to see what makes us tick. No other form of communication in history has done so much for the expansion of radical discussion, and emphatic thought. Writing is crucial, and no matter the media that comes, or goes, it requires writing to function, it requires heart to succeed.
Thank you for your support of the Malacast Editorial. I'm happy to say that I'm in the final stages of having my novel The Divine ready for self-publication. It's been a long road, but I'm now waiting on a cover artist. Things are looking good for the benchmark time I want it release, but the price may have to vary, but not by much, and will be reflected as both fair, and on par with similar books released in the same genre. Thank you again for your support, and although I'm happy with the title of my novel, I may need to change it, and if-so, this will also come in an update post.
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