What Makes a Good Quality Writer?
This article is dedicated to Jane Yolen and Ray Bradbury (in memoriam). A good writer writes something which is, by definition, challenging. He tests your ideas or beliefs. He challenges your vocabularies and personal history. He challenges our comfortable morality. He challenges our linearity. He challenges our basic ideas about language. A good writer passes on knowledge or wisdom to readers. He helps you to grow as a person. He helps you to connect more deeply with yourself. He reveals the truth about something. A good writer creates something wonderful or artistic. He writes something meaningful or significant. He helps you navigate reality. A good writer is honest with himself. He is sometimes irritant. You can't stop thinking about his opinions. He makes you remember home, summer, pets, and county fairs. He hurts your ears. He finds the boundaries of your heart. He speaks out of his convictions. He tells a story truthfully. His stories keep you young. He is not a grammaria...
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