Sunday, February 05, 2017

Things Writers Do, Part 14: Learn

Writers are always learning about: 
  • trends in grammar
  • trends in rhetoric
  • amazing moments in the lives of family, friends, and neighbors 
  • different ways of writing the same idea
  • historical events
  • world events
  • local news
  • cultural changes
  • their subject matter
  • changes in various industries
  • changes in approaches to writing 
  • changes in the publishing industry
  • differences between an amoeba and a paramecium
  • differences between electrical, solar, and nuclear energy
  • changes in the northern and southern ice caps 
  • the work a sea captain does
  • how a street got its name
  • body language
  • baby language
  • why some trees grow only in certain places
You name it and they're learning about it. If you like learning, write.