Comments on: The Angels and Demons of the Rules of Writing http://thewritersbag.com/writing-rules/the-angels-and-demons-of-the-rules-of-writing Writing tips for the real world. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:57:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jenny http://thewritersbag.com/writing-rules/the-angels-and-demons-of-the-rules-of-writing/comment-page-1#comment-494 Jenny Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:08:39 +0000 http://thewritersbag.com/?p=233#comment-494 The second Sally sentence took me ages to figure out although I imagine it wouldn't be so bad if it were in context. The second Sally sentence took me ages to figure out although I imagine it wouldn’t be so bad if it were in context.

]]> By: Mark Tosczak http://thewritersbag.com/writing-rules/the-angels-and-demons-of-the-rules-of-writing/comment-page-1#comment-447 Mark Tosczak Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:50:28 +0000 http://thewritersbag.com/?p=233#comment-447 Good post -- this is an issue all writers struggle with (or should). My 'rule' on this is pretty simple: Never let a rule get in the way of clarity, power or poetry in your writing. The other thing to keep in mind is that some rules, such as not splitting an infinitive, are just kind of silly, imported into English from Latin but not really required for English. Keep these good posts coming! Good post — this is an issue all writers struggle with (or should). My ‘rule’ on this is pretty simple: Never let a rule get in the way of clarity, power or poetry in your writing.

The other thing to keep in mind is that some rules, such as not splitting an infinitive, are just kind of silly, imported into English from Latin but not really required for English.

Keep these good posts coming!

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