work in progress: Bad writing

Monday, 2 May 2011

Bad writing

I have been wondering what makes for bad writing. Of course, everyone writes the best they can, and deserve neither blame or criticism, but is there such a thing as bad writing? And what are its components? Maybe bad is not the right word, as it is so emotive. What makes some writing "better" than others?

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cryptic42 said...: Welcome, Gale, to our Work in Progress blog! I am pleased WIP is at last conscious after a worrying period of apparent coma. Now let's see some more contributors!
Regarding your question, I wonder whether we strive in our efforts to avoid the classification of "bad" to make our work not merely correct in structure and spelling, which is the skillful use of tools, but to have a life of its own, with character and individuality, expressive and somewhat beyond the mediocre. To me "good" writing, by which I mean writing that satisfies me, about which I feel I have produced my best, is much more than rhyme and rhythm, and the convention of form.; 6 May 2011 at 07:38

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Welcome to the Cryptwriters blog "Work in Progress"

Here you will find a selection of our work: poetry, prose and other Cryptwriters-related works.

The Cryptwriters group grew out of an earlier project at St. Peter's called Voices From the Crypt initiated by Anne-Marie Glasheen, which ran from 2007—2008. When this project ended the suggestion was made that I should start a regular writing group to be set up at the Crypt. With a lot of help from a lot of kind people including Inspire, the London College of Communication (which provided the initial funding for the project) and the Cryptwriters' regular tutor, Gale Burns, the group was born. It held its inaugural meeting on 16 October 2008 in The Crypt of St. Peter's Church, (from which the name is derived) just off Walworth Road, SE17, where we still meet today.

The ethos of The Cryptwriters is best explained as follows: We meet every other Thursday to read, critique and encourage each other in our writing and, under the expert guidance of our tutor, Gale Burns, to develop, attune and calibrate each individual's writing ability to the best levels we can attain.

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Monday, 2 May 2011

Bad writing

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