Do you ever feel stupid when someone points out a grammar mistake you've made, say on your blog? Ever feel stupid when you mispell a word or the name of a President or Prime Minister? Do you feel you rely on Google Search too much as a writer?
Don't let grammar and mispellings stop you from writing. I have sent in many articles only to have my editors use the harsh words "rejected" due to errors. I'm regularly surprised at errors I make and rules I never knew.
Here's the thing about writers that makes errors okay. Writers are like meat grinding machines. That's right, I said meat grinding machines. I'm picturing the kind of little hand-powered tool my mother used to use to mince either ham or Spam with pickles to make the most delightful little crustless sandwiches for a church function.
Writers do more than put out writing. They take something--anything common in life--like ham or Spam--and somehow are able to make it into something more, something new, something spicy. Writers can make a story or life lesson out of just about anything. It's how their grinding tool--or rather noggin works.
If you're like me, your noggin is churning all the time, and that is what makes you a writer! And for that you are forgiven of errors!
Don't let grammar and mispellings stop you from writing. I have sent in many articles only to have my editors use the harsh words "rejected" due to errors. I'm regularly surprised at errors I make and rules I never knew.
Here's the thing about writers that makes errors okay. Writers are like meat grinding machines. That's right, I said meat grinding machines. I'm picturing the kind of little hand-powered tool my mother used to use to mince either ham or Spam with pickles to make the most delightful little crustless sandwiches for a church function.
Writers do more than put out writing. They take something--anything common in life--like ham or Spam--and somehow are able to make it into something more, something new, something spicy. Writers can make a story or life lesson out of just about anything. It's how their grinding tool--or rather noggin works.
If you're like me, your noggin is churning all the time, and that is what makes you a writer! And for that you are forgiven of errors!
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