Random Interaction #190439885

I might need to put a disclaimer somewhere advising people that should they interact with me, they could end up as material for this blog. A simple consequence of interacting with a writer.

I posted one of my short stories on DL. I got a rather excited response from one girl. I left my thank you in her inbox. She replied back, telling me how she had gotten wet! Grrreat! She goes on to tell me that she “writes professionally” and I should check out some of her work posted on her blog. I love running into other creative writers, so I click the link back to her page.

sigh

I am all about people having their own writing style. However, I do believe that if your writing style makes it more difficult for people to comprehend your point, then you’ve wasted your time. EBadu: What good do your words do if people don’t understand you.

I believe there was a good story in there. I can’t say I read all of it. I was too distracted by repetitive ellipses. An example:

Her story…read something…like this…Commas were rare…No periods…Just dot…dot…dot…Gimme…uh…break…!

See how distracting that is?!

I am by no means suggesting that I should be/could be some kind of English professor, but I do feel that if you believe that your words are important enough to share with the world, you should make sure you’re sharing a superior product. Present an entire concept, a complete thought in a clear manner. Not in a series of . . .