A FUN LIST! Do You Hear Any of These Writing “Rules” from Your Groups?

Check out “12 Dumb Things New Writers Tell Each Other.”

The "dumb writing rules" monster
The “writing rules” monster! He can go wild!

Do you have any to add? I’d add fear of the word “had” and terror of starting sentences with “and” or “but.”

THIS WEEK’S SUMMARY AT COLLEGE COMPOSITION WEEKLY!

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to engage writing students in problem-posing and solving.