19. I only remember Ryan and Blagojevich. Don't really pay too much attention to the gubernatorial events of Illinois because I haven't lived there since 1989, and (obviously) I was hardly sentient at that time.

oh...yeah, okay. I recently turned 18, so same for me :p

this thread is a serious fail

Were you told to unsticky this or did you feel it didn't merit its place anymore?

my brain was going to shoot itself about five minutes into reading both of those. art need not be correct, or corrected. if you are going to be writing a law practice book, go ahead, be grammar-y and proper usage-y. but keep in mind that most of the english speaking populace doesnt give two fucks about how to say things properly anyways. its not a bad thing to read and learn all that bullshit, and then correct each and every sentence u say your life, but it is a waste of time. poetry should be like expressionist art, not victorian style.

my brain was going to shoot itself about five minutes into reading both of those. art need not be correct, or corrected. if you are going to be writing a law practice book, go ahead, be grammar-y and proper usage-y. but keep in mind that most of the english speaking populace doesnt give two fucks about how to say things properly anyways. its not a bad thing to read and learn all that bullshit, and then correct each and every sentence u say your life, but it is a waste of time. poetry should be like expressionist art, not victorian style.

I do agree that you shouldn't worry so much about grammar when it comes to poetry, butthis is an overall writing forum and it's not just poetry that gets posted here. Poetry is just the most popular form of literary expression in these parts.

Knowing the "ins and outs" can prove helpful in poetry to have obscure timing and syntax. Other writing such as flash fiction etc will always need correct usage unless it's incorrect usage is being used to convey something (an emotion, a point, etc).

I do agree that you shouldn't worry so much about grammar when it comes to poetry, butthis is an overall writing forum and it's not just poetry that gets posted here. Poetry is just the most popular form of literary expression in these parts.

Knowing the "ins and outs" can prove helpful in poetry to have obscure timing and syntax. Other writing such as flash fiction etc will always need correct usage unless it's incorrect usage is being used to convey something (an emotion, a point, etc).

true, but it doesnt really annoy me when i find an error in a book im reading, it just makes me feel smart ^_^

Do what thou wilt All,

Thanks for those links you posted, nice find.

I myself don't really really use all of the proper grammar or sentence structure when writing as I feel it sometimes deters my creative side.

I do like studying it though, for the purpose of refining my method of speaking. I've noticed if you learn how to write properly, you speak better as well.

I've created my own writing format based on the Book of the Law.

It's basically a system of writing that uses left to right and right to left scripture.

The thing is I write titles, dates, verse/chapter numbers, and quotes in red ink written from left to right (a verse, sentence, or paragraph is called a stop) and my original scripture is written in black ink from right to left.

Every time I pause to think while writing, I stop, skip a line and start another verse/sentence/paragraph/or stanza then number the prior with red ink like verse numbers. I usually start with the number 0. and so forth.

I also use different inks so long as they're two different ones.

http://regulus93.blogspot.com/2008/12/universal-language.html

Love is the law,
Regulus

I've decided to resticky this given the following addendum. I was intending on making the next part its own thread, then I realized that it is essentially a sister-idea to Toothless' thread. And then finally, I realized it was the same thing from a different angle. A different kind of resource.

How do you go about crafting a piece? What inspires you? What tools do you use to develop or stitch together scraps?

Toothless' idea was good, but incomplete. He covered external resources and rules, which have a specific time and place as he stated. But we should also think about our own internal resources and rules and share them.

I'll post some of my own answers at some later vestige in time.