Garren Jacobsen
Auror
Earlier today I was writing a paper for a class. In that paper I was describing the fate of a national land use planning bill in the United States Congress. The bill didn't pass. Common parlance is that the bill was either killed or it died. When describing the ultimate fate of this bill I almost wrote the phrase "The halls of Congress became the bill's sepulcher." Or something similar to that. As I read through the preceding section I realized that my novel writing, particularly when telling a factual story, has helped my academic writing.
Later I went on to edit one of my novels. As I was editing, I realized that my prose became more succinct and less purple. As such, it is has made my prose far clearer and easier to understand. It was then that I realized something I should have long ago. Writing, any writing, if done right helps make me better.
Realizing this, I was curious if any of you learned lessons from other writing that you can apply to fantasy writing in general.
So I ask, got any neat stories?
Later I went on to edit one of my novels. As I was editing, I realized that my prose became more succinct and less purple. As such, it is has made my prose far clearer and easier to understand. It was then that I realized something I should have long ago. Writing, any writing, if done right helps make me better.
Realizing this, I was curious if any of you learned lessons from other writing that you can apply to fantasy writing in general.
So I ask, got any neat stories?