Unfortunately, writing skills are neglected in public education systems. Moreover, the Western Australian school curriculum skipped minimised Grammar and omitted King's English in the 1990s. (New Zealand's secondary school system didn't care either).
So students must catch up on the fundamentals of written language skills before developing as authors.
I have had academic work marked by professors who freely admit they struggle with writing themselves. It seems that it's a totally different skill to subject knowledge and quite rare. The neutral academic style is also overdone, and the popularity of Harvard referencing is a pet peeve of mine as it's ugly.
The reality of producing regular content is that certain phrases and sentence structures will inevitably eventually recur. That's some of the magic of episodic television! By the same token, please retain "by the same token" in your repertoire!
That is the truth. The Education system doesn't teach the correct way to write. That's why I went to the University of Classical Education, and my distinguished teachers were Edgar Allen Poe, William Shakespeare, James Fenimore Cooper, Isaac Asimov, Homer, Dickens, and Hugo, amongst others.
It is why I firmly believe that everyone should read the classics and learn to put pen to paper like they did.
Unfortunately, writing skills are neglected in public education systems. Moreover, the Western Australian school curriculum skipped minimised Grammar and omitted King's English in the 1990s. (New Zealand's secondary school system didn't care either).
So students must catch up on the fundamentals of written language skills before developing as authors.
"The common tongue was an uncommon virtue."
I got lucky with good teachers in high school and professors in college, along with friends who were at least interested.
Writing makes for a great hobby and pastime.
I have had academic work marked by professors who freely admit they struggle with writing themselves. It seems that it's a totally different skill to subject knowledge and quite rare. The neutral academic style is also overdone, and the popularity of Harvard referencing is a pet peeve of mine as it's ugly.
The reality of producing regular content is that certain phrases and sentence structures will inevitably eventually recur. That's some of the magic of episodic television! By the same token, please retain "by the same token" in your repertoire!
That is the truth. The Education system doesn't teach the correct way to write. That's why I went to the University of Classical Education, and my distinguished teachers were Edgar Allen Poe, William Shakespeare, James Fenimore Cooper, Isaac Asimov, Homer, Dickens, and Hugo, amongst others.
It is why I firmly believe that everyone should read the classics and learn to put pen to paper like they did.