[stylist] Writing Prompt

[LoriStay at aol.com]

The "rules" are just suggestions!   Try to keep it to 500 words, give or 
take, but otherwise, go where the muse hits you.   And do please share the 
resulting story (or poem) with the list if you would like to.
Lori
In a message dated 2/15/10 1:12:15 PM, neil.butters at sympatico.ca writes:


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> I am new to this division and this list. I've enjoyed many of the 
> discussions thus far, and the writing prompt intrigues me. What are the "rules" for 
> this? Are the resulting stories sent to the mailing list for everyone to 
> read, or is it just for personal enjoyment?
> 
> Maybe I can stimulate a little bit of discussion myself, based on the 
> comment concerning ending sentences with prepositions. That rule, I think, is 
> outdated. Many experts and teachers suggest that ending a sentence with a 
> preposition is okay if the sentence could not be written any other way, or 
> would lose/confuse the meaning if written in an alternate form. Does this 
> make the article's sentence acceptable? I think it might.
> 
> Neil
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