How I developed my writing style
Aug. 20th, 2004 01:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
greybetaSo how exactly did I develop my writing style? Call it Kroppification, i.e. Senior AP English. It may be a coincidence, but Mrs. Kropp graduated from the University of Tulsa.
What do I remember from her class? The very first day we walked in we had to do a timed writing in class on a random poem. That scared the crap out of us who were in her AP classes. And she made us write a lot. I recall having to do five essays in five days.
But there was method to her madness. I wrote well, but I never wrote enough. More, MORE she would always write in red ink across my papers. Somehow, I developed my terse style in response to that. The more she wanted, the more specific I became. I'm sure even now I don't realize how much of an influence she had on my writing.
What do I remember from her class? The very first day we walked in we had to do a timed writing in class on a random poem. That scared the crap out of us who were in her AP classes. And she made us write a lot. I recall having to do five essays in five days.
But there was method to her madness. I wrote well, but I never wrote enough. More, MORE she would always write in red ink across my papers. Somehow, I developed my terse style in response to that. The more she wanted, the more specific I became. I'm sure even now I don't realize how much of an influence she had on my writing.
