Rules of writing

My journey into writing words was not super conventional. Though I was taught the pieces and structure of English, my mind failed to hold it all together.

If you put my on the spot I’d struggle to define adverbs, adjectives, and their proper place in a sentence. Prepositions I got nailed down though, I still remember the original sheet I used to memorize them all.

I’m always willing to learn, so I’m not opposed to understanding the structure better and pushing myself to see how grammar works.

But at some point I accepted that I’d rather learn how to write something moving and useful, even if it’s not perfect.

Occassionally I throw my writing into ChatGPT to see what I got wrong from a grammatical perspective. And before that I used ProWritingAid. It’s insightful, and I try to use that to modify how I think of sentences, especially commas.

But I’ve also accepted that it’s fine that many of my words aren’t formed in the correct English way. I don’t to create a distraction for someone, but I also don’t want to get so bogged down in a thing that my brain struggles with. I’d much rather learn the pieces of compelling story arcs, and commit those to memory.

So if you ever feel like your writing isn’t good, just know that though there’s always room for improvement, the most important part is to understand how words can move others and be used and appreciated.