I believe that writing is a Craft.

In the hands of a writer who has mastered the Craft, it can become more than that. It can become Art.

But the bedrock is Craft. There are fundamental techniques to be studied, unfamiliar tools to be mastered, tricks of the trade to be learned. And it all takes time.

I've discovered that this belief annoys the hell out of some people (I have battle-scars to prove it) but on my own website I can do what I like...

So in this section I plan to post a few thoughts about The Craft of Writing.

If any of these thoughts are useful to you, if they spark off thoughts of your own - or even if you're one of the individuals who finds them annoying - feel free to drop a note into the Guestbook.

13th July 2002

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