Rules for Great Writing
I got "tagged" by Holly to give my thoughts on great writing. These are those:
!. Keep me Thinking: If I'm in the midst of reading it, and I find myself referencing an idea or a sentence from it in my daily life, you've done your job.
2. Bring me in to the moment: When I feel myself as a fly on the wall, eavesdropping on the situation as if I were invisible, you've done your job.
3. Make my heart hurt: Through laughter or tears. The only way to do this is to bare your soul--it's the only way to touch another heart. Then you've done more than your job--you've hit pay dirt.
!. Keep me Thinking: If I'm in the midst of reading it, and I find myself referencing an idea or a sentence from it in my daily life, you've done your job.
2. Bring me in to the moment: When I feel myself as a fly on the wall, eavesdropping on the situation as if I were invisible, you've done your job.
3. Make my heart hurt: Through laughter or tears. The only way to do this is to bare your soul--it's the only way to touch another heart. Then you've done more than your job--you've hit pay dirt.
posted by Ask Me Anything at Monday, December 24, 2007
4 Comments:
I love the Terry-isms, i.e. "done your job."
Can't wait for you to read my finished masterpiece, I hope to God you'll think I did my job!
love.
And you do all three of these things.
: )
Great list, totally agree!! Makes me want to get to work.
And, reminds me that I failed to make my own list when I was tagged. Hmm.
I love these.
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